Ground-Water Issue: Soil sampling and analysis for volatile organic compounds

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5598290· OSTI ID:5598290

Lewis, T E; Crockett, A B; Siegrist, R L; Zarrabi, K

The Regional Superfund Ground Water Forum is a group of ground-water scientists that represents EPA's Regional Superfund Offices. The forum was organized to exchange up-to-date information related to groundwater remediation at Superfund sites. Sampling of soils for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is an issue identified by the Ground Water Forum as a concern of Superfund decision makers. Concerns over data quality have raised many questions related to sampling soils for VOCs. This paper was prepared in response to some of these questions and concerns expressed by Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) and On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs). 53 refs., 6 figs., 12 tabs.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: EPA; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5598290
• Report Number(s): EPA-540/4-91/001; ON: DE91016758
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
EQUIPMENT
MATTER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RECOMMENDATIONS
SAMPLING
SOILS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLATILE MATTER