Refinement of the density-modified displacement method for efficient treatment of tetrachloroethene source zones

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 105-131

  Ramsburg, C Andrew ^a,b   Pennell, Kurt D ^b   Kibbey, Tohren C G ^c   Hayes, Kim F ^d  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^d The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol partitioning; Aquifer remediation; Density; DNAPL; Emulsion; Mobilization; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; HYDROLOGY; IMPURITIES; IN SITU PROCESSING; MICROEMULSIONS; OLEFINS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

IN SITU DENSITY CONVERSIONS; MACROEMULSIONS; TETRACHLOROETHENE; ZONE REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGY;

REFINING;

ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; REMEDIATION; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY; EFFLUENT; EMULSION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; LIQUID; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

1-BUTANOL; CHLOROBENZENES; EMULSIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 4444316621     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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