Simulated soil vapor intrusion attenuation factors including biodegradation for petroleum hydrocarbons

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-117

  Abreu, Lilian D V ^a   Ettinger, Robert ^a   McAlary, Todd ^a  

^a GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATIONS; ATTENUATION FACTORS; BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS; CONCEPTUAL MODELS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORTS; GUIDE FIELDS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIRS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; OXYGEN DISTRIBUTIONS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; REGULATORY GUIDANCES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SCREENING LEVELS; SITE CONDITIONS; SITE SPECIFICS; SLAB ON GRADES; SOIL VAPOR INTRUSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS; UNSATURATED ZONES; VAPOR INTRUSIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MODEL BUILDINGS; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RISK PERCEPTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS; VAPORS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BASEMENT (BUILDING); BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 62549102878     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2008.01219.x     Document Type: Article

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