Numerical modelling for design and evaluation of groundwater remediation schemes

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 128, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 181-195

  Prommer, H ^a   Barry, D A ^a   Davis, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; BTEX; Petroleum contamination; Reactive walls; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMEDIATION;

EID: 0034690278     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00230-6     Document Type: Article

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