Radon-222 as a tracer for nonaqueous phase liquid in the vadose zone: Experiments and analytical model

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1276-1285

  Höhener, Patrick ^a   Surbeck, Heinz ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IMPURITIES; INERT GASES; LYSIMETERS; RADON;

BATCH EXPERIMENTS; GAS PHASE DIFFUSION; LYSIMETER EXPERIMENTS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; NAPL CONTAMINATION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 33846439246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.4.1276     Document Type: Article

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