Comparison of dialysis membrane diffusion samplers and two purging methods in bedrock wells
Edited by: Gavaskar A.R.Chen A.S.C.
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Abstract
Collection of ground-water samples from bedrock wells using low-flow purging techniques is problematic because of the random spacing, variable hydraulic conductivity, and variable contamination of contributing fractures in each well's open interval. To test alternatives to this purging method, a field comparison of three ground-water-sampling techniques was conducted on wells in fractured bedrock at a site contaminated primarily with volatile organic compounds. Constituent concentrations in samples collected with a diffusion sampler constructed from dialysis membrane material were compared to those in samples collected from the same wells with a standard low-flow purging technique and a hybrid (high-flow/low-flow) purging technique. Concentrations of trichloroethene, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, vinyl chloride, calcium, chloride, and alkalinity agreed well among samples collected with all three techniques in 9 of the 10 wells tested. Iron concentrations varied more than those of the other parameters, but their pattern of variation was not consistent. Overall, the results of nonparametric analysis of variance testing on the nine wells sampled twice showed no statistically significant difference at the 95-percent confidence level among the concentrations of volatile organic compounds or inorganic constituents recovered by use of any of the three sampling techniques.
Suggested Citation
Imbrigiotta, T., Ehlke, T.A., Lacombe, P., Dale, J., 2002, Comparison of dialysis membrane diffusion samplers and two purging methods in bedrock wells, in Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA., 20 May 2002 through 23 May 2002, p. 195-206.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Comparison of dialysis membrane diffusion samplers and two purging methods in bedrock wells |
| ISBN | 1574771329 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds |
| First page | 195 |
| Last page | 206 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds |
| Conference Location | Monterey, CA. |
| Conference Date | 20 May 2002 through 23 May 2002 |