Finite element modeling of contaminant transport in soils including the effect of chemical reactions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 690-701

  Javadi, A A ^a   AL Najjar, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Contaminant transport; Finite element; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

GROUND WATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

AIRFLOW; CHEMICAL REACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER FLOW;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADVECTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34247472675     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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