Table 8. Experimental values for conversion coefficient

Table 5. Ratio (i.e., high:low) of analyte concentration (mg/kg) established for the soil samples

Figure 3. Linear partitioning between chamber vapor and soil samples for the chlorinated analytes

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CT = soil concentration (mg/kg)

Table 7. Theoretical mean con-

Θ = soil water content by volume (dimen-

version coefficients (CO) be-

tween soil vapor concentration

(mg/L) and soil matrix concen-

n = soil porosity (dimensionless)

ρb = soil density (g/cm3)

tration (mg/kg) for common

VOCs (Rong 1996).

foc = soil organic carbon content (dimen-

KH = Henry's law constant (dimension-

Trans-1,2-dichloroethene

Koc = organic carbon partition coefficient

Trichloroethene

Tetrachoroethene

By letting the conversion coefficient CO equal

1,2-Dichlorobenzene

CO = (ρb KH)/[Θ + (n Θ) KH + ρb foc Koc].

Note: Based on a median soil organic

carbon content of 0.14%.

Table 8. Experimental values for conversion coefficient,

the ratio of chamber vapor analyte concentration (mg/L)

to mean soil concentration (mg/kg).

Means, standard deviations, and relative standard deviations

(in parentheses)

0.104 0.094 0.046 0.100 0.0205

(21%) (24%) (24%) (34%)

(9.6%) (9.6%) (12%)

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