Retardation of organo-bromides in a fractured chalk aquitard

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 195-214

  Ezra, Shai ^a   Feinstein, Shimon ^a   Yakirevich, Alex ^a   Adar, Eilon ^a   Bilkis, Itzhak ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chalk aquitard; DBNPG; Fracture; Solute transport; Sorption; TBNPA

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; REMOVAL; SORPTION;

CHALK AQUITARD; DBNPG; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TBNPA;

WATER POLLUTION;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE;

CONTAMINATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; REMOVAL; SORPTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUITARD; BROMIDE; FRACTURE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ADSORPTION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROPANOLS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33745983934     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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