Migration of viscous non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in alluvium, Fraser River lowlands, British Columbia

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 694-703

  Jackson, Richard E ^a   Dwarakanath, Varadarajan ^b   Ewing, John E ^c   Avis, John ^d  

^a INTERA INCORPORATED   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c INTERA Incorporated   (United States)

^d INTERA Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brownfields; Coal tar; Creosote; Multiphase simulation; NAPL

Indexed keywords

COAL TAR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; CREEP; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

ALLUVIAL SOILS; ALLUVIUM; CREEPING FLOW; MULTIPHASE SIMULATION; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS (NAPLS); RIVER LOWLANDS;

RIVERS;

COAL TAR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; CREEP; RIVERS; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BROWNFIELD SITE; CREOSOTE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748076100     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-034     Document Type: Article

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