Effect of NAPL entrapment conditions on air sparging remediation efficiency

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 110, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 173-183

  Waduge, W A P ^a   Soga, K ^a   Kawabata, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAJIMA TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Laboratory investigation; Mass transfer; Remediation; Source zone

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; REMEDIATION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

AIR SPARGING; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION (AS/SVE);

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

TOLUENE; WATER;

AIR SPARGING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

AIR; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; GAS; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; SPARGING; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY; STEADY STATE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER TABLE;

AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 2642553962     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.02.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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