Effect of dynamic competitive sorption on the transport of volatile organic chemicals through dry porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1347-1359

  Thoma, Greg ^a   Swofford, Jason ^a   Popov, Valentin ^b   Soerens, Thomas ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SORPTION; VADOSE ZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 0032894479     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998WR900085     Document Type: Article

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