Surfactant-enhanced flushing of unsaturated porous media

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-71

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

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b Envirogen Inc   (United States)

^c University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^d WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

BTEX; Dewatering; Emulsification; m xylene; NAPL; Pump and treat; Surfactant enhanced aquifer remediation (SEAR); Vadose zone remediation

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; EMULSIFICATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; XYLENE;

FLUSHING; SURFACTANT ENHANCED AQUIFER REMEDIATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0031671767     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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