Vapor Intrusion Screening at Petroleum UST Sites

Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 53-67

  Lahvis, Matthew A ^a   Hers, Ian ^b   Davis, Robin V ^c   Wright, Jackie ^d   Devaull, George E ^a  

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

^b not available   (Canada)

^c Utah Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

^d Environmental Risk Sciences Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BENZENE CONCENTRATION; BUILDING FOUNDATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS; LIGHT NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; VAPOR INTRUSION GUIDANCE;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; LEAKAGE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STORAGE TANK; TEMPORAL PERIOD; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84877657126     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwmr.12005     Document Type: Article

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