Behavior and determination of volatile organic compounds in soil: A literature review
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5582173
The report is a comprehensive literature review that presents and assesses research results that pertain to the problems and inconsistencies observed in the sampling and analysis of soil volatile organic compounds (VOC) by SW-846 method 5030 (purge and trap) for sample preparation and extraction and methods 8240/8260 (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) for sample analysis. Topics discussed include: interphase transfer mechanisms for VOCs in soil, soil VOC degradation processes, movement of VOCs in the vadose zone, models used for predicting the movement and fate of soil VOCs, soil sampling and preservation methods, analytical methodologies, field methods for determining soil gas and soil VOCs, as well as presenting the author's view of future research needs in the area of soil VOCs. The results and discussion presented in the report are intended to be used to evaluate problems with the current SW-846 methods and as guidance for research needed to formulate procedures that will increase the precision and accuracy of vadose zone VOC measurements.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Environmental Systems and Technologies Co., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5582173
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-100153/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-CO-0049
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
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DECOMPOSITION
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MATTER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONTROL
DECOMPOSITION
DIFFUSION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXTRACTION
FIELD TESTS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATTER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION
QUALITY CONTROL
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
REGULATORY GUIDES
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SAMPLING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SOILS
SPECTROMETERS
TESTING
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