Plume persistence due to aquitard back diffusion following dense nonaqueous phase liquid source removal or isolation

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Chapman, Steven W ^a   Parker, Beth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; ETHYLENE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING;

AQUITARD BACK DIFFUSION; MULTILEVEL SYSTEMS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE);

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; ETHYLENE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 31444447001     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004224     Document Type: Article

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