The effect of surface-active solutes on water flow and contaminant transport in variably saturated porous media with capillary fringe effects

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 247-270

  Henry, E J ^a   Smith, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Pollutants; Surface tension; Surfactants; Unsaturated zone; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

SURFACE-ACTIVE SOLUTES;

HYDROLOGY;

SURFACTANT;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT; UNSATURATED FLOW;

CAPILLARY FRINGE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT; UNSATURATED FLOW;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SURFACE TENSION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE; WATER TRANSPORT;

FILTRATION; KINETICS; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0036260849     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(01)00206-6     Document Type: Article

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