Modeling of biological clogging in unsaturated porous media

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 39-50

  Soleimani, Sahar ^a   Van Geel, Paul J ^a   Isgor, O Burkan ^a   Mostafa, Mohamed B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilter; Biological clogging; Monod equation; Relative permeability; Unsaturated

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTHS; BIOLOGICAL CLOGGING; CLOGGING MECHANISMS; CONCEPTUAL MODELS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; MICROBIAL GROWTHS; MONOD EQUATION; N VALUES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY MODELS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; UNSATURATED; UNSATURATED FLOWS; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIAS; UNSATURATED SOILS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CAPILLARITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS; WASTEWATER;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BIOFILTRATION; FLOW MODELING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; REDUCTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; UNSATURATED FLOW;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; FILTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 62649118195     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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