Effects of emulsion viscosity during surfactant-enhanced soil flushing in porous media

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 355-370

  Crawford, Scott C ^a   Bruell, Clifford J ^b   Ryan, David K ^c   Duggan, John W ^d  

^a Envirogen Inc   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Dep of Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosurfactants; Emulsions; Pump and treat; Remediation; Soil flushing; Surfactants; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY; XYLENE;

SOIL FLUSHING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031188611     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320389709383572     Document Type: Article

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