Estimation of contaminant subslab concentration in petroleum vapor intrusion

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 279, Issue , 2014, Pages 336-347

  Yao, Yijun ^a,b   Yang, Fangxing ^a,b   Suuberg, Eric M ^c   Provoost, Jeroen ^d   Liu, Weiping ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Brown University   (United States)

^d Independent researcher   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Analytical model; Petroleum vapor intrusion; Vertical screening distances

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; FIRST-ORDER BIODEGRADATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) SIMULATION; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; VAPOR INTRUSION; VERTICAL SCREENING DISTANCES;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; GAS; GROUND WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; PREDICTION; SLAB; SOIL GAS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIODEGRADATION; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PETROLEUM VAPOR INTRUSION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VAPOR; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

UNITED STATES;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; GROUNDWATER; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84907332762     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.065     Document Type: Article

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