Sewer gas: An indoor air source of PCE to consider during vapor intrusion investigations

Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 119-126

  Pennell, Kelly G ^a   Scammell, Madeleine Kangsen ^b   Mcclean, Michael D ^b   Ames, Jennifer ^b   Weldon, Brittany ^b   Friguglietti, Leigh ^b   Suuberg, Eric M ^c   Shen, Rui ^c   Indeglia, Paul A ^a   Heiger Bernays, Wendy J ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR CONCENTRATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SANITARY SEWER PIPES; TETRACHLOROETHYLENES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; SEWERS; SURVEYS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VAPORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; INFILTRATION; SEWER NETWORK; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 84881548274     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwmr.12021     Document Type: Article

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