Remediation of petroleum-contaminated sites through simulation of a DPVE-aided cleanup process: Part 1. Model development

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-365

  Huang, Y F ^a   Huang, G H ^b,c   Chakma, A ^d   Maqsood, I ^c   Chen, B ^c   Li, J B ^e   Yang, Y P ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Modeling; Simulation; Site remediation; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; REMEDIATION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WATER TREATMENT;

DUAL-PHASE VACUUM EXTRACTION (DPVE); SITE REMEDIATION; WESTERN CANADA;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33847199735     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030600904429     Document Type: Article

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