Effect of biotransformation on multispecies plume evolution and natural attenuation

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-226

  Jang, Wonyong ^a   Aral, Mustafa M ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Density driven advection; Multiphase flow; Natural attenuation; Trichloroethylene; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EVAPORATION; FLOW OF GASES; HEALTH HAZARDS; KINETICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; MULTISPECIES FLOW; NATURAL ATTENUATION; TRANSPORT MODELING;

AIR POLLUTION;

ADVECTION; AIR POLLUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EVAPORATION; FLOW OF GASES; HEALTH HAZARDS; KINETICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ADVECTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; MODELING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 39549106477     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-007-9145-0     Document Type: Article

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