Evaluation of vapor attenuation at petroleum hydrocarbon sites: Considerations for site screening and investigation

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 725-745

  McHugh, Thomas ^a   Davis, Robin ^b   Devaull, George ^c   Hopkins, Harley ^d   Menatti, John ^b   Peargin, Tom ^e  

^a GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Hydrocarbons; Petroleum; Screening; Tph; Vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ATTENUATION; BUILDING SITES; CHLORINATED VOCS; FIELD STUDIES; HYDROGEOLOGIC SETTING; LARGE DATASETS; MIGRATION PATHWAY; MODELING STUDIES; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PREFERENTIAL PATHWAYS; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; SITE SCREENING; SUBSURFACE SOURCE; TPH; VADOSE ZONE; VAPOR ATTENUATION; VAPOR INTRUSION; VERTICAL SEPARATION;

BIODEGRADATION; DATA PROCESSING; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; VAPORS;

PETROLEUM RESEARCH;

EID: 77958582894     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2010.499923     Document Type: Article

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