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HERO ID

2858888

Reference Type

Technical Report

Title

Soil Gas Survey and Analysis of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Campus Using a Portable Gas Chromatograph

Author(s)

Jones, HB

Year

1996

Report Number

NTIS/02988668_3

Volume

GRA and I

Issue

GRA and I

Abstract

This project focuses on a method used to discover hidden contamination--soil gas surveying. The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology campus in Terre Haute, Indiana is on the site of an old farm. The campus has an old gasoline station on its border, a chemical storage building on the grounds, and areas where fuel, oil, and solvents are used and stored by the physical plant operation. Possible contaminants of these types of operations include Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, m-, p-, and o-Xylenes, and chlorinated solvents such as Trichloroethylene and Tetrachloroethylene. No significant areas of contamination were found for the contaminants tested. A detailed description of the method and results of testing are presented. Recommendations for improved management of potential contamination areas are also presented.