Remediation efficiency of vapour extraction of sandy soils contaminated with cyclohexane: Influence of air flow rate, water and natural organic matter content

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-152

  Albergaria, José Tomás ^a   Alvim Ferraz, Maria da Conceição M ^b   Delerue Matos, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Process efficiency; Remediation time; Soil natural organic matter content; Soil vapour extraction; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

PROCESS EFFICIENCY; SOIL NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SOIL VAPOUR EXTRACTION; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

CLAY; CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS; VAPORS;

REMEDIATION;

CYCLOHEXANE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHASE SEPARATION; SANDY SOIL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; VAPORIZATION;

AIR MOVEMENTS; CYCLOHEXANES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 33646499859     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.10.040     Document Type: Article

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