Non-equilibrium partitioning tracer transport in porous media: 2-D physical modelling and imaging using a partitioning fluorescent dye

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 5099-5111

  Jones, Edward H ^a   Smith, Colin C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow bypass; Fluorescent tracer; NAPL characterisation; Non invasive technique; Partitioning tracer; Porous media; Residual saturation

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COALESCENCE; DYES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUARTZ; WATER POLLUTION;

FLOW BYPASS; FLUORESCENT TRACERS; NAPL CHARACTERIZATION; NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES; PARTITIONING TRACERS; RESIDUAL SATURATION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

FLUORESCENT DYE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRACER;

FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTION;

FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTAMINATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW RATE; IMAGING; METHODOLOGY; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

EID: 28844455524     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.09.044     Document Type: Article

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