Evaluation of vapor intrusion using controlled building pressure

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4792-4799

  McHugh, Thomas E ^a   Beckley, Lila ^a   Bailey, Danielle ^a   Gorder, Kyle ^b   Dettenmaier, Erik ^b   Rivera Duarte, Ignacio ^c   Brock, Samuel ^d   MacGregor, Ian C ^e  

^a GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific ^*

^c LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

^d Functional Management Office   (United States)

^e BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING FOUNDATIONS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR SOURCES; POSITIVE PRESSURE; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PRIMARY SOURCES; SOIL GAS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; VAPOR INTRUSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BUILDINGS; SOFTWARE TESTING; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BUILDING; GAS FLOW; INDOOR AIR; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; GAS; PRESSURE; SOIL; VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84860470963     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es204483g     Document Type: Article

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