Distribution of volatile organic compounds in soil vapor in the vicinity of a defense fuel supply point, Hanahan, South Carolina
Water-Resources Investigations Report
93-4176
By: J. F. Robertson, C.M. Aelion, and D.A. Vroblesky
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Abstract
Two passive soil-vapor sampling techniques were used in the vicinity of a defense fuel supply point in Hanahan, South Carolina, to identify areas of potential contamination of the shallow water table aquifer by volatile organic compounds (VOC's). Both techniques involved the burial of samplers in the vadose zone and the saturated bottom sediments of nearby streams. One method, the empty-tube technique, allowed vapors to pass through a permeable membrane and accumulate inside an inverted empty test tube. A sample was extracted and analyzed on site by using a portable gas chromatograph. As a comparison to this method, an activated-carbon technique, also was used in certain areas. This method uses a vapor collector consisting of a test tube containing activated carbon as a sorbent for VOC's.
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Robertson, J., Aelion, C., Vroblesky, D., 1993, Distribution of volatile organic compounds in soil vapor in the vicinity of a defense fuel supply point, Hanahan, South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4176, iv, 24 p. :maps ;28 cm. [PGS - 25 p.], https://doi.org/10.3133/wri934176.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Distribution of volatile organic compounds in soil vapor in the vicinity of a defense fuel supply point, Hanahan, South Carolina |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 93-4176 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri934176 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; U.S.G.S. Earth Science Information Center, Open-File Reports Section [distributor], |
| Description | iv, 24 p. :maps ;28 cm. [PGS - 25 p.] |