Indoor Air as a Source of VOC Contamination in Shallow Soils - GSI ...
Indoor Air as a Source of VOC Contamination in Shallow Soils - GSI ...
Indoor Air as a Source of VOC Contamination in Shallow Soils - GSI ...
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108 T. E. McHugh et al.Figure 2. Me<strong>as</strong>ured cross-foundation pressure gradients: A) s<strong>in</strong>gle-family residence, B) commercialwarehouse build<strong>in</strong>g. The air is <strong>in</strong>compressible (a valid <strong>as</strong>sumption for small pressure gradients). Adsorption and degradation <strong>of</strong> <strong>VOC</strong>s are negligible. <strong>Air</strong> <strong>in</strong> both the build<strong>in</strong>g and the sub-foundation soil is <strong>as</strong>sumed to be perfectly and<strong>in</strong>stantaneously mixed.Advective rather than diffusive <strong>VOC</strong> transport w<strong>as</strong> modeled because the limited literatureavailable suggests that <strong>VOC</strong> exchange through the build<strong>in</strong>g foundation is commonly