2-D Numerical Modeling of Bioremediation in Heterogeneous Saturated Soils

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-88

  Gallo, Claudio ^a   Manzini, Gianmarco ^b  

^a CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Finite volumes; Flow and transport; Mixed hybrid finite elements

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIODEGRADATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN (DO); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIODEGRADABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION; NUMERICAL MODELLING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED SOIL;

EID: 0032051451     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006571720765     Document Type: Article

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