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Published in final edited form as: J Contam Hydrol. 2012 Dec 22;145:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.12.004. doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.12.004

Table 2.

Summary of Properties for Compounds Useda

Compound C0b KDc
(mL·g−1)
KHd
(−)
KIAh
(cm−1)
Compound Function
(ppmv) (µg·L−1)
at STP
SF6 50 215 - 70e - non-reactive tracer
Helium 1.1·106 180 635 - - - non-reactive tracer
TCE 26 137 0.014 0.4f 2.64·105 model VOC
Heptane 37 154 - 81.6f 2.33·105 interfacial-partitioning tracer
CFM 75 421 - 2.1g - water-partitioning tracer
a

Temperature ~23 °C

b

C0 is input concentration of tracer

c

KD is the sorption coefficient; a dash signifies insignificant

d

KH is Henry’s coefficient

e

[Wilson, 1995]

f

[Schwarzenbach, 1993]

g

Carlson, 2000]

h

KIA is the air-water interfacial accumulation coefficient [Hoff, 1993]