Two-dimensional ethanol floods of toluene in homogeneous, unconfined aquifer media

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 71, 1997, Pages 255-270

  Grubb, Dennis G ^a   Empie, Laurel E ^a   Hudock, Gregg W ^a   Davies, R Neil ^b   Lathrop, Stephen B ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; EFFLUENTS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; TOLUENE;

ENHANCED SOLUBILIZATION; LIGHTER THAN WATER NON AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (LNAPL); TOLUENE LADEN ETHANOL WATER INTERFACE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ETHANOL FLOODS; UNCONFINED AQUIFER MEDIA;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0031384129     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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