Sewers and Utility Tunnels as Preferential Pathways for Volatile Organic Compound Migration into Buildings: Risk Factors and Investigation Protocol

Abstract

There is growing recognition that preferential pathways can play an important role at sites affected by vapor intrusion (VI). Although this pathway is often mentioned in regulatory guidance documents, there is little information detailing the conceptual model or prevalence of this pathway. There is also limited guidance on how to assess sites for preferential pathways. As a result, preferential pathways are not currently being investigated in a consistent manner. The goal of this ESTCP project was to obtain a better understanding of sewers and utility tunnels as preferential pathways for VI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1073426

Entities

People

  • Lila Beckley
  • Thomas McHugh

Organizations

  • GSI Environmental (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Groundwater
  • Ketones
  • Measurement
  • Organic Compounds
  • Telephone Lines
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Readers

  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design