creator Lucero, Daniel P. creator Hendrickson, Susan K. A method and system for detecting environmental contamination, such as subsurface contamination, include a test probe located in a medium. The probe is adapted to collect a fluid sample from the medium for determining the presence of a contaminant having a vapor pressure. Pneumatic communication lines extend from a test point and connect to the probe. A detector/analyzer is connected to the distal end of the communication lines of the probe. While connected, a fluid sample is taken into the probe and transported in the pneumatic communication lines by a carrier gas to the detector/analyzer for analysis of the contaminant. The general principle is applicable for contaminant detection and/or analysis in soil masses, liquid masses and gases. Submitted by Aric Ahrens (ahrens@iit.edu) on 2011-12-06T19:40:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 5010776.pdf: 511052 bytes, checksum: a1a3170108600a650942bf440cc6bd76 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2011-12-06T19:40:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5010776.pdf: 511052 bytes, checksum: a1a3170108600a650942bf440cc6bd76 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1991-04-30 IIT Research Institute 2009-05-08 1991-04-30 5,010,776 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/2377 en United States Patent Patent reformatted digital application/pdf No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ Open Access