Field evaluation of interfacial and partitioning tracers for characterization of effective NAPL-water contact areas

Ground Water

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-502

  Annable, M D ^a   Jawitz, J W ^a   Rao, P S C ^a,b   Dai, D P ^b   Kim, H ^a,b   Wood, A L ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AQUIFERS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE INTERFACES; POROSITY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER WELLS;

DIMETHYL PENTANOL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (NAPL); SODIUM DODECYL BENZENE SULFONATE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; INTERFACIAL AREA; NAPL; POOLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0032079435     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1998.tb02821.x     Document Type: Article

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