Investigating ebullition in a sand column using dissolved gas analysis and reactive transport modeling

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5361-5367

  Amos, Richard T ^a   Mayer, K Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED GAS ANALYSIS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; SAND COLUMNS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; SEDIMENTS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BROMIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; TRACER;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; SEDIMENTS;

AIR BUBBLE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED GAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MONITORING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SAND; SATURATION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; GAS ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GAS; MODEL; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION;

CALIBRATION; GASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 33748536109     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0602501     Document Type: Article

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