Effects of initial solute distribution on contaminant availability, desorption modeling, and subsurface remediation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1392-1402

  Haws, Nathan W ^a   Ball, William P ^b   Bouwer, Edward J ^b  

^a Hydro Geo Chem Inc   (United States)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

FITTED PARAMETER VALUES; HYDRAULIC FLUSHING; LONG-TERM SOURCES; LOW-PERMEABILITY REGIONS;

IMPURITIES;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DESORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SIMULATION; SOLUTE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548767217     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0470     Document Type: Article

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