Contaminated vadose zone characterization using partitioning gas tracers

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 574-582

  Whitley Jr , G Allen ^a   McKinney, Daene C ^b   Pope, Gary A ^c   Rouse, Bruce A ^c   Deeds, Neil E ^b  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONAQUEOUS-PHASE LIQUIDS; PARTITIONING GAS TRACERS; VADOSE ZONES;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTAMINATION; REMEDIATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; TRACER; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0345281596     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:6(574)     Document Type: Article

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