Influence of Initial Water Saturation on the Residual Saturation of an Organic Liquid in the Vadose Zone

Water Resources Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-93

  Zalidis, George C ^a   Wallace, Roger B ^b   Voice, Thomas C ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Initial water saturation; Nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPL); Residual saturation; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

INITIAL WATER SATURATION; LEVERETT'S ASSUMPTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (NAPL); VADOSE ZONE;

GASOLINE; OIL SPILLS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOIL POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; ORGANIC LIQUID; VADOSE ZONE; WATER SATURATION;

EID: 0032053264     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007907902934     Document Type: Article

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