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'Hart' failure: Assessing the Mr. Big confessions framework five years later by Lutes, Christopher

“…Five years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) changed the law surrounding confessions gleaned from controversial "Mr. Big" Operations (MBOs) - undercover…”
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Neutral Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Butyl Carbitol, and Organic Corrosion Inhibitors in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams: Implications for Vapor Intrusion and the Environment by Titaley, Ivan A., Khattak, Jared, Dong, Jialin, Olivares, Christopher I., DiGuiseppi, Bill, Lutes, Christopher C., Field, Jennifer A.

“…Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), butyl carbitol, and corrosion inhibitors are components of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs). Volatile (neutral)…”
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Distribution of select per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at a chemical manufacturing plant by Schumacher, Brian A, Zimmerman, John H, Williams, Alan C, Lutes, Christopher C, Holton, Chase W, Escobar, Elsy, Hayes, Heidi, Warrier, Rohit

“…Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in various industrial products; however, they pose serious health risks. In this study, soil, soil gas, and…”
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Emissions of organic air toxics from open burning: a comprehensive review by Lemieux, Paul M, Lutes, Christopher C, Santoianni, Dawn A

“…Emissions from open burning, on a mass pollutant per mass fuel (emission factor) basis, are greater than those from well-controlled combustion sources. Some…”
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An alternative generic groundwater-to-indoor air attenuation factor for application in commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential settings by Levy, Laurent C., Hallberg, Keri E., Gonzalez-Abraham, Rodrigo, Lutes, Christopher C., Lund, Loren G., Caldwell, Donna, Walker, Teresie R.

“…The default groundwater-to-indoor air attenuation factor (AF) of 10 −3 (0.001) to assess the vapor intrusion (VI) pathway and generate VI screening levels for…”
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An alternative generic subslab soil gas-to-indoor air attenuation factor for application in commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential settings by Hallberg, Keri E., Levy, Laurent C., Gonzalez-Abraham, Rodrigo, Lutes, Christopher C., Lund, Loren G., Caldwell, Donna

“…The default subslab soil gas (SSSG)-to-indoor air attenuation factor (AF) of 0.03 to assess the vapor intrusion (VI) pathway and generate VI screening levels…”
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Key Design Elements of Building Pressure Cycling for Evaluating Vapor Intrusion—A Literature Review by Lutes, Christopher C., Holton, Chase W., Truesdale, Robert, Zimmerman, John H., Schumacher, Brian

“…Building pressure cycling (BPC) is becoming an increasingly important tool for studying vapor intrusion. BPC has been used to distinguish subslab and indoor…”
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Comparing Vapor Intrusion Mitigation System Performance for VOCs and Radon by Lutes, Christopher C., Truesdale, Robert S., Cosky, Brian W., Zimmerman, John H., Schumacher, Brian A.

“…This article summarizes a long‐term study of vapor intrusion mitigation system performance in a historic, unoccupied residential duplex with an extensive set…”
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Emissions of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans from the Open Burning of Household Waste in Barrels by Lemieux, Paul M, Lutes, Christopher C, Abbott, Judith A, Aldous, Kenneth M

“…Backyard burning of household waste in barrels is a common waste disposal practice for which pollutant emissions have not been well characterized. This study…”
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Emissions of PCDD/F from uncontrolled, domestic waste burning by Gullett, Brian K, Lemieux, Paul M, Lutes, Christopher C, Winterrowd, Chris K, Winters, Dwain L

“…Emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin and dibenzofuran (PCDD/F) result from inefficiencies of combustion processes, most typically waste combustion…”
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Variables Affecting Emissions of PCDD/Fs from Uncontrolled Combustion of Household Waste in Barrels by Lemieux, Paul M., Gullett, Brian K., Lutes, Christopher C., Winterrowd, Chris K., Winters, Dwain L.

“…The uncontrolled burning of household waste in barrels has recently been implicated as a major source of airborne emissions of polychlorinated…”
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Aquatic ecological risks due to cyanide releases from biomass burning by Barber, Timothy R., Lutes, Christopher C, Doorn, Michiel R.J, Fuchsman, Phyllis C, Timmenga, Hubert J, Crouch, Robert L

“…Aquatic toxicity due to the creation and mobilization of chemical constituents by fire has been little studied, despite reports of post-fire fish kills…”
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Evaluation of Long-Term Flow Controller for Monitoring Gases and Vapors in Buildings Impacted by Vapor Intrusion by Rossner, Alan, Wick, David P, Lutes, Christopher, Stone, Benjamin, Crimi, Michelle

“…This study evaluated the use of a long-term capillary flow controller paired with an evacuated canister for indoor air exposure monitoring in a vapor intrusion…”
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Evaluation of flow controllers used with evacuated canisters to assess VOC exposures in occupational and non-occupational environments by Rossner, Alan, Wick, David P., LeBouf, Ryan F., Lutes, Christopher, Carroll, Marley

“…Ideally, measuring exposures to volatile organic compounds should allow for modifying sampling duration without loss in sensitivity. Traditional sorbent-based…”
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Comment on “Comparison between Donor Substrates for Biologically Enhanced Tetrachloroethene DNAPL Dissolution” by Lutes, Christopher C, Liles, David S, Suthersan, Suthan S, Lenzo, Frank, Hansen, Michael, Payne, Frederick C, Burdick, Jeffrey V, Vance, David

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Evaluation of flow controllers used with evacuated canisters to assess VOC exposures in occupational and non-occupational environments by Rossner, Alan, Wick, David P, LeBouf, Ryan F, Lutes, Christopher, Carroll, Marley

“…Ideally, measuring exposures to volatile organic compounds should allow for modifying sampling duration without loss in sensitivity. Traditional sorbent-based…”
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Cost Comparison of Soil Vapor Extraction and Subslab Depressurization for Vapor Intrusion Mitigation by Lutes, Christopher, Stewart, Lloyd, Truesdale, Robert, De Loera, Jose, Zimmerman, John H., Schumacher, Brian

“…Soil vapor extraction (SVE) can be applied for remediation, and also as an alternative to sub‐slab depressurization (SSD) for vapor intrusion (VI) mitigation…”
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Temporary vs. Permanent Sub-slab Ports: A Comparative Performance Study by Zimmerman, John H., Lutes, Christopher, Cosky, Brian, Schumacher, Brian, Salkie, Diane, Truesdale, Robert

“…Vapor intrusion (VI) is the migration of subsurface vapors, including radon and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), from the subsurface to indoor air. The VI…”
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Chamber aging studies on the atmospheric stability of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans by Lutes, Christopher C, Charles, M. Judith, Odum, Jay R, Kamens, Richard M

“…In a study, dilute emissions from the combustion of polyurethane foam were introduced into outdoor Teflon film chambers and aged in sunlight. The results…”
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Evaluation of flow controllers used with evacuated canisters to assess VOC exposures in occupational and non-occupational environments by Rossner, Alan, Wick, David P., LeBouf, Ryan F., Lutes, Christopher, Carroll, Marley

“…Ideally, measuring exposures to volatile organic compounds should allow for modifying sampling duration without loss in sensitivity. Traditional sorbent-based…”
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