New Cost-Effective Method for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Programs

Abstract

This project involved basic research on an alternative groundwater sampling approach--vapor-phase groundwater monitoring--that relies on a different set of physical processes and analytical instruments to provide the Department of Defense (DoD) with reliable and accurate long-term monitoring for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The overall goal of this research project is to evaluate the utility of on-site vapor-phase analysis of samples from a groundwater monitoring well as an alternative to off-site analysis of groundwater samples. Current approaches for long-term groundwater monitoring programs rely on water sampling and analysis using traditional decades-old protocols that are time-consuming and costly. Complying with the requirements of these monitoring programs comprise a significant portion of life-cycle remediation costs the for Department of Defense (DoD). There is an opportunity to use existing vapor-phase based technologies as part of a new approach that generates monitoring data more rapidly at a lower overall cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA600031

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Newell
  • David T Adamson
  • Michal W. Rysz
  • Thomas E. Mchugh

Organizations

  • GSI Environmental (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ecology
  • Groundwater
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Compounds
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test Methods
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.