Influence of macroporosity on preferential solute and colloid transport in unsaturated field soils

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 45-57

  Cey, Edwin E ^a   Rudolph, David L ^a   Passmore, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colloid transport; Dye tracer; Infiltration; Macropores; Microspheres; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

ATTACHMENT MECHANISM; BRILLIANT BLUE FCF; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; COLLOID TRANSPORT; DYE STAINED SOILS; DYE TRACER; FIELD SOIL; FLOW AND TRANSPORT; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUORESCENT MICROSPHERES; INFILTRATION PRESSURE; INFILTRATION RATE; MACRO-POROSITY; MACROPORES; MACROPOROUS; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; ONTARIO; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARTIALLY SATURATED; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; TENSION INFILTROMETERS; TEST SITE; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

COLLOID CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BRILLIANT BLUE; DYE; GROUND WATER; MICROSPHERE; TRACER;

COLLOID; DYE TRACER; INFILTRATION; MACROPORE; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VADOSE ZONE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW; FLUORESCENCE; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOLUTE; WATER CONTAMINATION; CHEMISTRY; SOIL; WATER FLOW;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

COLLOIDS; MICROSPHERES; POROSITY; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 68349159430     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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