The significance of heterogeneity on mass flux from DNAPL source zones: An experimental investigation

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 215-234

  Page, John W E ^a   Soga, Kenichi ^b   Illangasekare, Tissa ^c  

^a RPS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense non aqueous phase liqiuds; Heterogeneity; Intermediate scale tank experiments; Mass transfer; Remediation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQIUDS; INTERMEDIATE SCALE TANK EXPERIMENTS;

MASS TRANSFER;

GROUND WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MASS TRANSFER; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION; SATURATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD EMISSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

POLYSORBATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLUBILITY; SUCCINATES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 35748980558     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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