Parameter-induced uncertainty in modeling vadose zone transport of VOCs

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 441-448

  Duke, L Donald ^a   Rong, Yue ^b   Harmon, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Regional Water Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; VADOSE ZONE; VOC;

EID: 0031903457     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1998)124:5(441)     Document Type: Article

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