Entrapment and dissolution of DNAPLs in heterogeneous porous media

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 133-157

  Bradford, Scott A ^a   Rathfelder, Klaus M ^b   Lang, John ^b   Abriola, Linda M ^b   Brown Jr , George E ^a  

^a U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Entrapment; Heterogeneity; Interfacial area; Nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL); Wettability

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; HYDRAULICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SOILS; TEXTURES;

SUBSURFACE WETTABILITY;

FLOW OF WATER;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WATER;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILM; FILTRATION; FLOW; HYSTERESIS; LIQUID; MASS; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PARAMETER; POLLUTANT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL TEXTURE; SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0242691746     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(03)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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