Numerical analysis of buoyancy effects during the dissolution and transport of oxygenated gasoline in groundwater

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Molson, J ^a,b   Mocanu, M ^b,c   Barker, J ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c CH2M Hill Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; ETHERS; FLOW OF WATER; FLUID MECHANICS; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIQUID FUELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WELLS;

ADVECTIVE-DISPERSIVE TRANSPORT; BUOYANCY EFFECTS; CANADIAN FORCES BASE; DENSITY-DEPENDENT; FIELD EXPERIMENTS; FLOW AND TRANSPORT; HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS; MASS FLUXES; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; MONITORING WELLS; MULTI COMPONENTS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; ONTARIO; OXYGENATED GASOLINE; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; SPATIALLY CORRELATED RANDOM FIELDS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; THREE DIMENSIONS; WATER TABLE;

DISSOLUTION;

AQUIFER; BIODEGRADATION; BUOYANCY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; ETHANOL; ETHER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SHALLOW WATER; WATER TABLE;

BORDEN AQUIFER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 53649087129     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006337     Document Type: Article

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