Influence of mass transfer resistance on detection of nonaqueous phase liquids with partitioning tracer tests

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 429-444

  Imhoff, Paul T ^a   Pirestani, Katayoun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Moment analysis; Nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs); Tracers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (NAPL);

WATER RESOURCES;

MASS TRANSFER; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED MEDIUM; TRACER;

EID: 1842788235     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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