Modeling of non-reactive solute transport in fractured clayey till during variable flow rate and time

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 193-216

  Jørgensen, Peter R ^a   Helstrup, Tina ^b   Urup, Johanne ^b   Seifert, Dorte ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clay; Model validation; Preferential flow; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHANNEL FLOW; CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DISPERSIONS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BIOPORES; FLOW RATES; MACROPOROSITY; SOLUTES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CLAY; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER; MODELING; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CLAY; FRACTURED MEDIUM; MODEL VALIDATION; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENT; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODEL; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE;

EID: 0346374604     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(03)00146-3     Document Type: Article

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