Vapor Intrusion Resources & Links

Documents
VI-1 – Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guideline
Provides a generalized framework for evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway and describes the various tools available for investigation, data evaluation, and mitigation.

VI-1A – Vapor Intrusion Pathway: Investigative Approaches for Typical Scenarios
This supplement describes applicable approaches for evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway in six typical scenarios.

Surveys
Vapor Intrusion Survey
Summary results of a 2004 online survey on-line survey of state, federal, and tribal agencies regarding vapor intrusion regulations, policy, and guidance.

Factors Utilized in Developing Vapor Intrusion Criteria: A Regulator’s Perspective (pdf)
PowerPoint presentation of the results of the ITRC Vapor Intrusion Team's regulatory survey on factors utilized in developing VI screening criteria.  Presented at the Air & Waste Management Association's Specialty Conference "Vapor Intrusion - the Next Great Environmental Challenge" in Philadelphia, on January 26, 2006.

ITRC State Survey / Revisiting "Closed" Sites for VI Concerns (2007) (pdf)
As a follow up to the 2004 on-line survey, 34 states responded to a question on what states are doing about legacy or previously closed sites and the Vapor Intrusion Pathway. The responses are presented in a table.

Links
Vapor Intrusion Links - An extensive list of useful links categorized by state and topics. Includes links for regulations, databases, and directories.

Vapor Intrusion Contacts - Spreadsheet of vapor intrusion contacts for states and EPA regions.

Training
Vapor Intrusion Pathway 2-Day Classroom Training
Led by internationally recognized experts, this 2-day ITRC classroom training will enable you to learn the latest strategies to conduct site screening and investigations; determine what tools are appropriate to collect quality data and evaluate the results; apply multiple lines of evidence to ensure quality decision-making; build solutions for VI issues through understanding of mitigation options; and network with environmental professionals dealing with this interdisciplinary and complex pathway. Interactive learning with hands-on exhibits, classroom exercises, and frequent Q&A sessions will reinforce these course objectives and contribute to a practical understanding of this difficult pathway.

Vapor Intrusion Pathway Internet-based Training
Provides an overview of the vapor intrusion pathway and information on the framework, investigative tools, and mitigation approaches.