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Title:		Key Design Elements of Building Pressure Cycling for Evaluating Vapor Intrusion-A Literature Review
Author(s):		Lutes CC; Holton CW; Truesdale R; Zimmerman JH; Schumacher B;
Address:		"Jacobs, 9304 Coachway, Chapel Hill NC, 27516. RTI International, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC 27709. US EPA Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Exposure Methods & Measurement Division, 109 TW Alexander Road (E267), Durham, NC 27709. US EPA Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Exposure Methods & Measurement Division, 944 E. Harmon Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89119-6748"
Journal Title:		Ground Water Monit Remediat
Year:		2019
Volume:		39
Issue:		1
Page Number:		66 - 72
DOI:		10.1111/gwmr.12310
ISSN/ISBN:		1069-3629 (Print) 1745-6592 (Electronic) 1069-3629 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Building pressure cycling (BPC) is becoming an increasingly important tool for studying vapor intrusion. BPC has been used to distinguish subslab and indoor sources of vapor intrusion as well as to define reasonable worst case volatile organic compound mass discharge into a structure. Analyses have been performed both semi-quantitatively with concentration trends and quantitatively with more rigorous flux calculation and source attribution methods. This paper reviews and compares the protocols and outcomes from multiple published applications of this technology to define the key variables that control performance. Common lessons learned are identified, including those that help define the range of building size and type to which BPC is applicable. Differences in test protocols are discussed, recognizing that the complexity of the test protocol required depends on the particular objectives of each project. Research gaps are identified and tabulated for future validation studies and applications"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINELutes, Christopher C Holton, Chase W Truesdale, Robert Zimmerman, John H Schumacher, Brian eng EPA999999/ImEPA/Intramural EPA/ 2019/02/28 Ground Water Monit Remediat. 2019 Feb 28; 39(1):66-72. doi: 10.1111/gwmr.12310"