Influence of alternative dissolution models and subsurface heterogeneity on DNAPL disappearance times

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 217-242

  Unger, A J A ^a,b   Forsyth, P A ^c   Sudicky, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b HydroGeoLogic   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Compositional; Dissolution; Multi phase; Nonequilibrium

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DISSOLUTION; DNAPL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; LIQUID; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032054860     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(97)00041-7     Document Type: Article

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