Retention of liquid contaminants in layered soils

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 91-108

  Walser, Gabriele S ^a   Illangasekare, Tissa H ^b   Corey, Arthur T ^c  

^a TRC Hydro Geo Consultants   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Dual energy gamma radiation; Laboratory experiments; Non aqueous phase liquids; Saturation; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; VADOSE ZONE;

GAMMA RAYS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOILS; WATER POLLUTION;

HYDROLOGY;

ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; FLOW RATE; MODEL; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION; STEADY STATE; THEORY;

EID: 0033049097     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(99)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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