An unsteady dual porosity representation of tritium leaching from buried concrete rubble

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 336-343

  Flach, G P ^a   Crapse, K P ^a   Phifer, M A ^a   Collard, L B ^a   Koffman, L D ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; DIFFUSION; INFILTRATION; LEACHING; POREWATER; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION; TRITIUM; VADOSE ZONE; WATER TABLE;

AIKEN; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547862417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0051     Document Type: Article

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