Simulating tritium fluxes in the vadose zone under transient saturated conditions

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 387-396

  Rebel, Karin T ^a,d   Riha, Susan J ^a   Karssenberg, Derek ^c   Stedinger, Jery R ^b  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRITIUM; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547889910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0113     Document Type: Article

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