An evaluation of surfactant foam technology in remediation of contaminated soil

Chemosphere

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1079-1089

  Wang, Suiling ^a   Mulligan, Catherine N ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case study; Contaminated soil; Evaluation; Foam injection; In situ soil remediation; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMEDIATION; SOILS;

SOIL CONTAMINATION; SURFACTANT FOAMS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SURFACTANT;

FOAM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT;

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COST; EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 6944239798     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.08.019     Document Type: Article

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