Degassing of 3H/3He, CFCs and SF6 by denitrification: Measurements and two-phase transport simulations

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 206-218

  Visser, Ate ^a   Schaap, Joris D ^b   Broers, Hans Peter ^b   Bierkens, Marc F P ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3H 3He; CFCs; Degassing; Denitrification; Groundwater dating; SF6; Two phase transport modeling

Indexed keywords

3H/3HE; CFCS; GROUNDWATER DATING; SF6; TWO-PHASE TRANSPORT MODELING;

AQUIFERS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; DEGASSING; DENITRIFICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NITRIFICATION; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TWO PHASE FLOW; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

HELIUM;

CFC; DATING METHOD; DEGASSING; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER TABLE; AGE DETERMINATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DATA SET; FLOW MODELING; GAS FLOW; HELIUM ISOTOPE; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; TWO PHASE FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VADOSE ZONE;

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; HELIUM; NITROGEN; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRITIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESSURE; SOIL;

CALIBRATION; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; HELIUM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN; PRESSURE; SOIL; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TRITIUM; WATER;

EID: 58149168826     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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