The remediation of tetrachloroethylene by surfactant flushing in both the saturated and the unsaturated zone

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1073-1083

  Lee, M ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

NAPL; Remediation; Surfactant; Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; EFFLUENTS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SAND;

CANADIAN FORCES BASE; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; NAPL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; SORBITAN MONOOLEATE; SURFACTANT FLUSHING; TETRACHLOROETHYLENES; UNSATURATED CONDITION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SORBITAN OLEATE; SURFACTANT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; SAND; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0032425891     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331908616765     Document Type: Article

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