Modeling the influence of water content on soil vapor extraction

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 368-381

  Yoon, Hongkyu ^a   Valocchi, Albert J ^a   Werth, Charles J ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; EFFLUENTS; EVAPORATION; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; INFLUENCE OF WATER; MASS TRANSFER RATE; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; WATER AND ENERGIES;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 4344603406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.3.368     Document Type: Article

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