A case study simulation of DBCP groundwater contamination in Fresno County, California. 2. Transport in the saturated subsurface

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-163

  Loague, Keith ^a   Abrams, Robert H ^a   Davis, Stanley N ^b   Nguyen, Anh ^c   Stewart, Iris T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

1,2 dibromo 3 chloropropane (CBCP); Fresno County, CA, USA; Nonpoint sources (NPS) of groundwater contamination

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; GROUND WATER; PESTICIDE;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PHREATIC ZONE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLAY; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; EVOLUTION; FLOW; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, FRESNO COUNTY;

EID: 0031974649     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(97)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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