Gas-phase diffusive tracer test for the in-situ measurement of tortuosity in the vadose zone

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 184, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 355-362

  Tick, Geoffrey R ^a   McColl, Colleen M ^b   Yolcubal, Irfan ^c   Brusseau, Mark L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Tortuosity; Transport; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMPURITIES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; DIFFUSIVE TRACER-TEST METHOD;

POROUS MATERIALS;

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRACER;

DIFFUSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMPURITIES; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

GAS PHASE REACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TORTUOSITY; TRACER; VADOSE ZONE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; FLUID FLOW; GAS; PREDICTION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 34548265177     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9403-3     Document Type: Article

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