| Title: |
Soil air project – Parameters responsible for the temporal variations in the soil air content in sand and clay soils contaminated with chlorinated solvents.
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
Denmark
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| Language(s): |
Danish
English
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| Year: |
2006 |
| Availability: |
Environmental Project, Miljøprojekt nr. 1094
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Jørgensen,Torben Højbjerg
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Buck,Christian; Bote, Tage V.; Nilausen, Lena, Mortensen, Peter, Skou, Peter
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Publisher: |
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Miljøstyrelsen
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| Publisher City: |
Strandgade 29,
DK-1401 Copenhagen K,
Denmark
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| ISBN: |
87-7052-101-8
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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| Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
1.5
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Soil and groundwater processes overview
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| Short description: |
The project concerns literature and field studies of the parameters affecting soil air and indoor air in buildings due to underlying soil and groundwater pollution with chlorinated solvents. Field studies at sites with sandy and clay soils have demonstrated large variations in the soil air content especially for clay soils.
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| Long description: |
The field measurements were carried out at three localities; one with sandy soils and two with clay soils. Fields measurements included outdoor and indoor (sub-slab sampling) subsoil gas probes and outdoor/indoor air measurements. Up to five measurement periods with continuous measurement of trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), radon, differential pressure (above/below floor level) as well as soil, groundwater and meteorological measurements were made. The effect of equipment and pump conditions on pollutant air concentrations was also evaluated. See report 1095 for appendices with results.
Temporal variations in the soil gas concentration of up to a factor of 2 in sandy soils, but up to 2 orders of magnitude in clay soils were observed.
Vapour intrusion to indoor air is affected by many factors and no clear cause–and-effect relationships were identified. Barometric pressure changes and precipitation have significant short-term effects on soil gas concentrations in clay soils. An increase in barometric pressure results in a decrease in soil gas concentrations, whereas a fall results in an increase. Changes in the groundwater levels (often causing a smear zone) can have significant long-term effects.
In clay soils, sampling and purging should be carried out at the lowest possible flow; preferably 0.1-0.5 l/min and not more than twice the volume of the probe, but sandy soils are less sensitive.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Jacqueline Falkenberg WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 30/01/2007
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