A comparison of the cost and performance of passive and active soil and soil gas measurement technologies at McClellan Air Force Base
- BDM Federal, McClellan AFB, CA (United States)
- SM-ALC/EMR, McClellan AFB, CA (United States)
McClellan Air Force Base (AFB), located near Sacramento, California, is one of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program`s National Environmental Technology Test Sites. McClellan AFB has recently completed an evaluation of a passive soil gas screening technology and an innovative soil gas measurement technology for the measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The paper presents an overview and comparison of the cost and performance of a passive soil gas measurement technology with that of conventional and innovative soil gas monitoring techniques. Although not a quantitative analysis, the passive soil gas screening technology has been shown to be representative and cost effective for many site characterization and remedial action monitoring needs. The performance and experience with a multi-purpose soil gas and groundwater sampling probe are presented. The results of an in progress evaluation of an innovative soil sampling technique that allows VOC profiling of soil in a single direct push are also presented. The performance of the above innovative technologies are compared with conventional site characterization methods in use at McClellan AFB.
- OSTI ID:
- 353671
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970677--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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