Patterns and mechanisms of migration of light non-aqueous phase liquid in an unsaturated sand

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-239

  Sharma, R S ^a   Mohamed, M H A ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pollution migration control; Sands; Suction

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TRANSDUCERS; WATER;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

SAND;

GROUNDWATER; MIGRATION; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SAND; SATURATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MIGRATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SAND; SATURATION; SUCTION;

EID: 0037354065     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.2.225     Document Type: Article

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