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Main Title Guidance on the Use of Passive-Vapor-Diffusion Samplers to Detect Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground-Water-Discharge Areas, and Example Applications in New England.
Author Church, P. E. ; Vroblesky, D. A. ; Lyford, F. P. ; Willey, R. E. ;
CORP Author Geological Survey, Northborough, MA. Water Resources Div. ;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Publisher 2002
Year Published 2002
Report Number USGS/WRI-02-4186;
Stock Number PB2003-103562
Additional Subjects Ground water ; Discharge areas ; Volatile organic compounds ; Water pollution monitoring ; Surface water ; Applications ; Guidance ; Superfund sites ; Quality assurance procedures ; Sediments ; Storm drains ; Water pollution detection ; Passive vapor diffusion samplers
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NTIS  PB2003-103562 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation CD-ROM
Abstract
Polyethylene-membrane passive-vapor diffusion samplers, or PVD samplers, have been shown to be an effective and economical reconnaissance tool for detecting and identifying volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in bottom sediments of surface-water bodies in areas of ground-water discharge. The PVD samplers consist of an empty glass vial enclosed in two layers of polyethylene membrane tubing. When samplers are placed in contaminated sediments, the air in the vial equilibrates with VOCs in pore water. Analysis of the vapor indicates the presence or absence of VOCs and the likely magnitude of concentrations in pore water. detected to more than 1,000,000 parts per billion by volume. These results provided insights about contaminant distributions and ground-water-flow patterns in discharge areas, and have guided the design of focused characterization activities.