Soil clogging during surfactant-enhanced flushing of naphthalene-contaminated sand-kaolinite

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 976-985

  Gabr, M A ^a   Chen, J ^b   Thomas, R ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Ardaman & Associates Inc   (United States)

^c Dewberry and Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant; Hydraulic conductivity; Kaolinite; Naphthalene; Remediation; Sand; SDS; Surfactant; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMPURITIES; NAPHTHALENE; REMEDIATION; SAND; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

KAOLINITE; SODIUM DODECYLSULFATE; SOIL CLOGGING; SURFACTANT ENHANCED FLUSHING;

SOILS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; SOIL REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT;

EID: 0032322293     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-054     Document Type: Article

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