Nonaqueous-phase liquid infiltration and immobilization in heterogeneous media: 2. Application to stochastically heterogeneous formations

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-495

  Fagerlund, F ^a   Illangasekare, T H ^b   Niemi, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; IMMOBILIZATION; INFILTRATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; STOCHASTICITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 34548382195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0172     Document Type: Article

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