Journal article
Comparison of two screening methods for the detection of volatile organic compounds in ground water
Journal of Chemometrics, Vol.5(3), pp.321-331
1991
DOI: 10.1002/cem.1180050318
Abstract
It is shown that the presence of 31–35 commonly measured volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ground water can be detected with small error rates by using screening methods which analyze for a subset of such VOCs. A study of selected data sets indicates that analytical determinations of only from two to eight VOCs will suffice to detect 95% of all VOC hits. It is also shown that a serially optimal algorithm for selecting the VOCs for screening is very nearly as accurate as a globally optimal algorithm and much easier to implement. These conclusions are supported by empirical evidence from two drinking-water data sets and one hazardous waste site data set. Additional research areas are also outlined.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparison of two screening methods for the detection of volatile organic compounds in ground water
- Creators
- R. Rajagopal - University of IowaPing-Chi Li
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Chemometrics, Vol.5(3), pp.321-331
- DOI
- 10.1002/cem.1180050318
- ISSN
- 1099-128X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1991
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983557639302771
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