Microbial Processes Affecting Monitored Natural Attenuation of Contaminants in the Subsurface
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It should be emphasized that this document is not intended to be used in establishing protocol involved in natural attenuation investigations or policies leading to the interpretation of the results of those investigations. To that end, the reader is referred to the EPA Protocol for chlorinated solvents (U.S. EPA, 1998a), and ASTM for petroleum hydrocarbons (ASTM, 1998). EPA is also preparing a guidance for long term monitoring (LTM) for MNA.
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