Contaminant migration in the unsaturated soil zone: The effect of rainfall and evapotranspiration

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-211

  Grifoll, Jordi ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MODELLING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RAINFALL;

CONTAMINANT MIGRATION; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RAINFALL; SOIL; SOIL ZONE;

EID: 0029659859     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-7722(95)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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