Evaluation of site-specific lateral inclusion zone for vapor intrusion based on an analytical approach.

ABSTRACT: In 2002, U.S. EPA proposed a general buffer zone of approximately 100 feet (30 m) laterally to determine which buildings to include in vapor intrusion (VI) investigations. However, this screening distance can be threatened by factors such as extensive surface pavements. Under such circumstances, EPA recommended investigating soil vapor migration distance on a site-specific basis. To serve this purpose, we present an analytical model (AAMLPH) as an alternative to estimate lateral VI screening distances at chlorinated compound-contaminated sites. Based on a previously introduced model (AAML), AAMLPH is developed by considering the effects of impervious surface cover and soil geology heterogeneities, providing predictions consistent with the three-dimensional (3-D) numerical simulated results

SUBMITTER: Yao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4777972 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature