scholarly journals Influence of Soil Moisture on Soil Gas Vapor Concentration for Vapor Intrusion

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 628-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Shen ◽  
Kelly G. Pennell ◽  
Eric M. Suuberg
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Gas ◽  
Vapor Concentration ◽  
Vapor Intrusion

A laboratory study of the effect of soil-water dynamics on the migration of gases from subsurface sources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. C. Ilie ◽  
Tissa H. Illangasekare ◽  
Kenichi Soga ◽  
William R. Whalley
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Soil Gas ◽  
Water Dynamics ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Soil Water Dynamics ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Properties Of Soil

<p>Understanding the soil-gas migration in unsaturated soil is important in a number of problems that include carbon loading to the atmosphere from the bio-geochemical activity and leakage of gases from subsurface sources from carbon storage unconventional energy development. The soil water dynamics in the vadose zone control the soil-gas pathway development and, hence, the gas flux's spatial and temporal distribution at the soil surface. The spatial distribution of soil-water content depends on soil water characteristics. The dynamics are controlled by the water flux at the land surface and water table fluctuations. Physical properties of soil give a better understanding of the soil gas dynamics and migration from greater soil depths. The fundamental process of soil gas migration under dynamic water content was investigated in the laboratory using an intermediate-scale test system under controlled conditions that is not possible in the field. The experiments focus on observing the methane gas migration in relation to the physical properties of soil and the soil moisture patterns. A 2D soil tank with dimensions of 60 cm × 90 cm × 5.6 cm (height × length × width) was used.  The tank was heterogeneously packed with sandy soil along with a distributed network of soil moisture, temperature, and electrical conductivity sensors. The heterogeneous soil configuration was designed using nine uniform silica sands with the effective sieve numbers #16, #70, #8, #40/50, #110, #30/40, #50, and #20/30 (Accusands, Unimin Corp., Ottawa, MN), and a porosity ranging in values from 0.31 to 0.42. Four methane infrared gas sensors and a Flame Ionization detector (HFR400 Fast FID) were used for the soil gas sampling at different depths within the soil profiles and at the land surface.  A complex transient soil moisture distribution and soil gas migration patterns were observed in the 2D tank. These processes were successfully captured by the sensors. These preliminary experiments helped us to understand the mechanism of soil moisture sensor response and methane gas migration into a heterogeneous sandy soil with a view to developing a large-scale test in a 3D tank (4.87 m × 2.44 m × 0.40 m) and finally transition to field deployment.</p>

scholarly journals A Petroleum Vapor Intrusion Model Involving Upward Advective Soil Gas Flow Due to Methane Generation

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (19) ◽  
pp. 11577-11585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yijun Yao ◽  
Yun Wu ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Iason Verginelli ◽  
Tian Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Soil Gas ◽  
Vapor Intrusion ◽  
Methane Generation

scholarly journals Modeling quantification of the influence of soil moisture on subslab vapor concentration

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Shen ◽  
Yijun Yao ◽  
Kelly G. Pennell ◽  
Eric M. Suuberg
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Vapor Concentration
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