Subsurface detection of fossil fuel pollutants by photoionization and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1370-1376

  Robbat, Albert ^a   Considine, Thomas ^a   Antle, Patrick M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense non aqueous phase liquids; GC MS; Hazardous waste site characterization; In situ sampling probe; Photoionization detector; Subsurface

Indexed keywords

DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; GC/MS; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES; IN-SITU; PHOTOIONIZATION DETECTOR; SUBSURFACE;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; DETECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM TAR; PHOTOIONIZATION; POLLUTION DETECTION; PROBES; SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

COAL TAR;

COAL TAR; FOSSIL FUEL; GROUND WATER; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

COAL TAR; FOSSIL FUEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PETROLEUM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SOIL POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

COAL TAR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; KINETICS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 77956059960     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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