A comparison of the convective and diffusive flux of organic contaminants through landfill liner systems

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 296-301

  Brown, K W ^a,b   Thomas, J C ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite liner; Diffusion; Flux calculations; Groundwater; Landfill leachate

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LINER; FLUX CALCULATIONS; LANDFILL LEACHATE;

CALCULATIONS; CLAY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; DIFFUSION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; SOILS;

LANDFILL LININGS;

GROUND WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

LANDFILL LINER; LEACHATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLAY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032100628     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9801600311     Document Type: Article

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