Date of Award
4-1993
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Geological and Environmental Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Michael J. Barcelona
Second Advisor
Dr. Michael R. Stoline
Third Advisor
Dr. Alan E. Kehew
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Data on the distributions of VOC’s (volatile organic compounds), principally trichloroethane and dichloroethylenes, in a shallow sand and gravel aquifer near Rockford, IL have been collected for a number of years. Synoptic sampling events from a dense monitoring well network within a greater than 4 mi^2 area, provide the basis for the evaluation of sources of variability in concentrations in space and time. Sampling, and analysis-related variability in these data contribute less than 10% of total variance. Spatial and temporal variability over periods of months to years are significant Results suggest that contaminant distributions can be resolved best by using more spatially distributed sampling points and fewer (i.e., quarterly rather than more frequent) sampling events per year.
Recommended Citation
Blinkiewicz, Gary Thomas, "Ground-Water Contamination by Volatile Organic Compounds: Sources of Error, Temporal and Spatial Variability" (1993). Masters Theses. 797.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/797