BTEX Extraction from clay soil using prefabricated vertical drains

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 615-618

  Gabr, M A ^a   Sabodish, Mike ^a   Williamson, Alan ^b   Bowders, John J ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b F T Kitlinski and Assoc   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CLAY; EXTRACTION; TOLUENE; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; XYLENE;

ETHYLBENZENE; PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS;

SOIL TESTING;

BTEX; DRAINAGE; REMEDIATION; SOIL;

BTEX; CLAY SOIL; DRAINAGE; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0032794708     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1999)125:7(615)     Document Type: Article

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