Investigating the scale of structural controls on chlorinated hydrocarbon distributions in the fractured-porous unsaturated zone of a sandstone aquifer in the UK

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1470-1482

  Lawrence, Adrian ^a   Stuart, Marianne ^a   Cheney, Colin ^a   Jones, Neil ^a   Moss, Richard ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorinated solvents; Dual porosity; Fractured rocks; Sampling; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; FRACTURE FLOW; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; VADOSE ZONE;

CHESHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849189232     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0068-6     Document Type: Article

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