Mechanisms controlling toluene removal from saturated soils during in situ air sparging

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 209-230

  Semer, Robin ^a   Reddy, Krishna R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Groundwater; Hydrocarbons; Laboratory investigation; Mechanisms; Remediation; Saturated soils

Indexed keywords

AIR SPARGING; SATURATED SOILS; SOIL REMEDIATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

GROUND WATER; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

REMOVAL; SOIL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SPARGING; GROUNDWATER; SATURATED SOIL; SOIL REMEDIATION; VOC; VOLATILIZATION;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0031952061     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(97)00095-2     Document Type: Article

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