Polymer-enhanced DNAPL flushing from low-permeability media: An experimental study

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-101

  Darwish, Mohamed I M ^a   McCray, John E ^b   Curríe, Peter K ^a   Zitha, Pacelli L J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLYMERS; POSITIVE IONS; REMEDIATION; SOLUTIONS;

DENSE NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (DNAPL);

GROUNDWATER;

ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTION; POLYMER; REMEDIATION;

ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER; REMEDIATION;

EID: 0038814147     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2003.tb00675.x     Document Type: Review

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