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12、notes a statement of possibility or capability.iiiContentsPage1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Document Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 Intended Audience and Use . . .

14、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.4 Guidance Applicability and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 Document Content Ref

15、erence Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.6 Data Uses for NSZD Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.7 Site Applicabilit

16、y and Technology Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Theory of NSZD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.1 Att

17、enuation Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.2 Thermal Signatures of Biodegradation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18、. . 162.3 Estimation of Natural Source Zone Depletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 General NSZD Evaluation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.1

19、 Program Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.2 Gas Flux Monitoring Field Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243.

20、3 Data Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Gradient Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.1 Method Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.2 Program Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.3 Field Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364.4 Data Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Passive Flux Trap Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.1 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.2 Program Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.3 Trap Deployment and Retrieval

25、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435.4 Data Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 Dynamic

26、Closed Chamber Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476.1 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27、 . . . 476.2 Program Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486.3 Survey Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28、. . . . . . . . . . . 506.4 Data Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 Emerging Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547.1 Biogenic Heat Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547.2 CH4Flux Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587.314C Isotopic Correction for the Gradient and DCC Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 598 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.1 Key Points of Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.2 Future Research Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Annex A (informative) Example Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Annex B (informative) Case Study of Three NSZD Est

33、imation Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Figures1-1 Conceptualization of Vapor Phase-rel

34、ated NSZD Processes at a Petroleum Release Site . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-1 Conceptualization of Saturated Zone NSZD Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10vContentsPage2-2 Conceptualization of Vapor Phase-related NSZD Processes . . . . . . . . . .

35、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122-3 Conceptualization of Vapor Phase-related NSZD Processes (a) with and (b) without Hydrocarbon Impacts in the Vadose Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-1 Example Use of No

36、mograms to Estimate NSZD Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213-2 Example Placement of Survey Locations for DCC Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253-3 Example Conceptual Depiction of Site-wide NSZD Rat

37、e Contouring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294-1 Schematic of Gradient Method Monitoring Setup with (a) and without (b) Hydrocarbon Impacts in the Vadose Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38、 . . . . 334-2 Conceptualization of Soil Gas Concentration Profiles with (a) and without (b) Hydrocarbon Impacts in the Vadose Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344-3 Choice of Measurement Points and Influ

39、ence on Estimated Gradient CO2Gradient in Soil with (a) and without (b) Hydrocarbon Impacts in the Vadose Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354-4 Determination of b Parameter in Equation 4.2 from Nonreactive Tracer Test Measurements of Mass and Vapor Recovery (Excerpt

40、from Johnson et al. 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385-1 Schematic (Left) and Photo (Right) of a Passive CO2Flux Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426-1 LI-COR 8100A DCC Apparatus and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

41、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486-2 Example Output from a CO2Efflux Measurement Using a DCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537-1 Schematic Diagram of NSZD-derived Heat Flux and a Subsurface Thermal Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56B-1 Site Layout a

42、nd Locations of NSZD Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92B-2 Cross Section A-ASoil Texture, LNAPL Occurrence, and NSZD Monitoring Locations . . . . . . . . . . . 93B-3 Soil Gas Concentration Depth Profile at NSZD-1 . . . . . . . .

43、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97B-4 Soil Gas Concentration Depth Profile at NSZD-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97B-5 Soil Gas Concentration Depth Profile at NSZD-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98B-6 Soil Gas Concentration Depth Profile at NSZD-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98B-7 Estimated Hydrocarbon Degradation Rate Using Depth and Porosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45、 . . . . . . . . . . . . 100B-8 Estimated Hydrocarbon Degradation Rate Using Effective Oxygen Diffusion Coefficient and Depth 101B-9 Passive Flux Trap CO2Efflux Measurement Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105B-10 DCC Results Compared with Soi

46、l Moisture and Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107B-11 Comparison of NSZD Rate Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Tables1 Summary of Intended Uses for This Guidance . . . . . .

47、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Document Overview and Content Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-1 Summary of Site Conditions that Preclude or Affect Vapor Phase-relate

48、d NSZD Monitoring . . . . . . . . . 73-1 Summary of Key LCSM Elements and Their Relations to NSZD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183-2 Spectrum of Data Use Objectives and the Associated Scope of NSZD Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193-3 NSZD Monitoring

49、Method Screening Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233-4 Units of NSZD Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273-5 Example Representative Hydrocarbons and CO2 Flux Stoichiometric Conversion Factors . . . . . . . . . 284-1 Sources of Uncertainty, Variability, and Mitigations Associated with the Gradient Method . . . . . . . . . . 375-1 Sources of Uncertainty, Variability, and Mitigations for the Passive Flux Trap Method .