Field-scale evaluation of in situ cosolvent flushing for enhanced aquifer remediation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2673-2686

  Rao, P Suresh C ^a,c   Annable, Michael D ^a   Sillan, Randall K ^a,c   Dai, Dongping ^a,c   Hatfield, Kirk ^a   Graham, Wendy D ^a,d   Wood, A Lynn ^b   Enfield, Carl G ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of Florida   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; FLUSHING AQUIFER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION;

AQUIFER; AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONTAMINATION; FLUSHING; NAPL; REMEDIATION;

USA; UTAH;

AQUIFERS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; OIL WELL FLOODING; POLLUTION;

AQUIFER REMEDIATION; BELOW GROUND SURFACES; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; COSOLVENT MIXTURES; MULTICOMPONENT NAPL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; UNCONFINED AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 1842330325     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR02145     Document Type: Article

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