Geoenvironmental factors affecting organic vapor advection and diffusion fluxes from the unsaturated zone to the atmosphere under natural conditions

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-108

  Choi, Jee Won ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advection; Barometric pumping; Diffusion; Gas permeability; Modeling study; Moisture content; Monitored natural attenuation; VOCs; Water table fluctuations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ADVECTION FLUXES; GAS PERMEABILITY; ORGANIC VAPOR ADVECTION; WATER TABLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS FLOW; GAS PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VAPOR; WATER TABLE;

EID: 11444267324     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.95     Document Type: Article

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