Vertical cross contamination of trichloroethylene in a borehole in fractured sandstone

Ground Water

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 557-573

  Sterling, S N ^a,c   Parker, B L ^a   Cherry, J A ^a   Williams, J H ^b   Lane Jr , J W ^b   Haeni, F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c INTERA Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); GROUNDWATER; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OIL WELL DRILLING; PURGING; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; WELL LOGGING;

CROSS CONTAMINATION; FRACTURED SANDSTONES; HYDRAULIC-HEAD; TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE) PLUME;

BOREHOLES;

FRESH WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 22244442473     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.0087.x     Document Type: Article

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