An experimental investigation of LNAPL migration in an unsaturated/saturated sand

Engineering Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 305-313

  Sharma, Radhey S ^a   Mohamed, Mostafa H A ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

LNAPL; Unsaturated saturated sand; Water air system

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; HYSTERESIS; POROUS MATERIALS;

SATURATED ZONES;

SAND;

HYDROCARBON; MATRIC POTENTIAL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; OIL SPILL; PHREATIC ZONE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SAND; SATURATION; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0142257902     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(03)00098-X     Document Type: Article

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