Lab Turns Well Inside-Out.

Researchers at DOE's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL, 2525 Fremont Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83415) developed a combination well for simultaneous gas and ground water sampling through the same borehole. Design of the "inside-out" well, in which gas sampling tubing and ports are attached on the exterior of the well casing, provides a means for simpler and less expensive sampling than conventional techniques. The technology was demonstrated initially at INEEL, and is used to monitor volatile organic compounds at various U.S. locations in the West and Southwest, including the Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Tucson …