Factors affecting air sparging remediation systems using field data and numerical simulations

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-329

  Benner, Michael L ^a   Mohtar, Rabi H ^b   Lee, Linda S ^b  

^a Accenture   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Groundwater remediation; In situ air sparging; Numerical modeling; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AQUIFERS; IMPURITIES; MICROORGANISMS; POROSITY; SOILS;

BIODECAY;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; VOLATILIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONDUCTANCE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DYNAMICS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICIAN; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SPARGING;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0037010741     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(02)00144-9     Document Type: Article

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