An experimental investigation of air flow patterns in saturated soils during air sparging

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-75

  Semer, R ^a   Adams, J A ^a   Reddy, K R ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Aquifier simulation; Groundwater; Remediation; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SPARGING; VOLATILIZATION; AQUIFER; FLOW; SAND; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AIR FLOW; AIR SPARGING; GROUNDWATER; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL REMEDIATION; REMEDIATION; SATURATED SOIL;

REMEDIATION; SOIL;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR FLOW PATTERN; AIR SPARGING; AQUIFER SIMULATION; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0031594080     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008884213834     Document Type: Article

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