Important physical processes for vapor intrusion: A literature review

Air and Waste Management Association - Vapor Intrusion Conference 2009

Volumn 1, Issue 180 CP, 2009, Pages 233-273

  McHugh, Thomas E ^a   McAlary, Todd ^b  

^a GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING FOUNDATIONS; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; FATE AND TRANSPORT; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOWER COST; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SOIL GAS; SOIL-SOIL; UNSATURATED ZONE; VAPOR INTRUSION;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SOILS; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 70449870399     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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