Movement and remediation of trichloroethylene in a saturated heterogeneous porous medium. 1. Spill behavior and initial dissolution

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 159-178

  Oostrom, M ^a   Hofstee, C ^b   Walker, R C ^c   Dane, J H ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dissolution; DNAPL; Plume behavior; Remediation; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (DNAPL); SOFTWARE PACKAGE STOMP; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; REMEDIATION; SAND; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

POROUS MEDIUM; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DISSOLUTION; LIQUID; MATHEMATICS; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL TREATMENT; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033034649     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00153-3     Document Type: Article

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