Characterisation of a DNAPL source zone in a porous aquifer using the Partitioning Interwell Tracer Test and an inverse modelling approach

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 22-44

  Dridi, Lotfi ^a,c   Pollet, Ingrid ^a,c   Razakarisoa, Olivier ^a,b   Schäfer, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c BURGEAP Antenne Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

DNAPL; Inverse modelling; Multiphase model; PITT; Source zone characterisation; TCE

Indexed keywords

DNAPL; INVERSE MODELLING; MULTIPHASE MODEL; PITT; SOURCE ZONE CHARACTERISATION; TCE;

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; GRAPH THEORY; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SOIL TESTING; SORPTION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

TRACER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

INVERSE ANALYSIS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PLUME; POROUS MEDIUM; SORPTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADVECTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PLUME; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPILLAGE; THERMODYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67149128340     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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