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Passive Sampling Technology Update

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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 What is Passive Sampling?
1.3 Passive Sampling vs. Active Sampling
2. Passive Sampling Used by Media
2. Passive Sampling Use by Media
2.1 Terminology
2.2 Media Conditions Affecting Sampling Approach
2.3 Contaminant Sampling Considerations
3. Regulatory Acceptance
3. Regulatory Acceptance
3.1 Site-specific Regulatory Program Concerns
3.2 Technology Acceptance
3.3 Acceptance Varies by Media
3.4 Remedial Phase Acceptance
3.5 Performance Standard Acceptance/Approval
3.6 Concurrent Regulatory Oversight
4. Data Comparison Methods
4. Data Comparison Methods
4.1 Site Data Quality Objectives
4.2 Results Comparison Methods
4.3 Result Comparisons between Sampling Technologies
4.4 Other Comparison Considerations
5. Passive Sampling Technologies
5. Passive Sampling Technologies
5.1 Grab Sampling Technologies
5.2 Equilibration-based Passive Samplers
5.3 Accumulation Sampling Technologies
6. Nonpassive Grab Sampling Technologies
6. Nonpassive Grab Sampling Technologies
6.1 Syringe Sampler
6.2 Deep Discrete Interval Sampler
6.3 Horizontal Surface Water Interval Sampler
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PSU Acronyms
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