Trichloroethene DNAPL flow and mass distribution in naturally fractured clay: Evidence of aperture variability

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-147

  O'Hara, S K ^a,c   Parker, B L ^a   Jorgensen P R ^b,d   Cherry, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Geoteknisk Institut   (Denmark)

^c Komex International Ltd   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 0033988131     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900212     Document Type: Article

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