Detecting hot spots at hazardous-waste sites

Journal Article · Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Chem. Eng. (Int. Ed.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5247944

Zirschky, J; Gilbert, R O

Evaluating the need for remedial cleanup at a waste site involves both finding the average contaminant concentration and identifying highly contaminated areas, or hot spots. A nomographic procedure to determine the sample configuration needed to locate a hot spot is presented. The technique can be used to develop a waste-site sampling plant - to determine either the grid spacing required to detect a hot spot at a given level of confidence, or the probability of finding a hot spot of a certain size, given a particular grid spacing. The method and computer program (ELIPGRID) were developed for locating geologic deposits, but the basic procedure can also be used to detect hot spots at chemical- or nuclear-waste disposal sites. Nomographs based on the original program are presented for three sampling-grid configurations - square, rectangular and triangular.

• Research Organization: Clemson Univ., SC
• OSTI ID: 5247944
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. (Int. Ed.); (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. (Int. Ed.); (United States); ISSN CEIED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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