An analytical solution for one-dimensional contaminant diffusion through multi-layered system and its applications

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1083-1094

  Chen, Yunmin ^a   Xie, Haijian ^a   Ke, Han ^a   Chen, Renpeng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Contaminant diffusion; Groundwater contamination; Landfill; Layered media; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; AVERAGE DEGREE; COMPACTED CLAY LINER; COMPOSITE LINER; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTAMINANT DIFFUSION; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HEXADECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LANDFILL LINER; LAYERED MEDIA; LAYERED SYSTEMS; MASS FLUX; MULTI-LAYERED MEDIA; MULTI-LAYERED SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SOLUTE FLUX; TWO-LAYERED MEDIA; ZERO CONCENTRATION;

ACETONE; AQUIFERS; BENZENE; CLAY MINERALS; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; GEOMEMBRANES; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; LAND FILL; LANDFILL LININGS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BENZENE; CLAY LINER; GEOMEMBRANE; HALF LIFE; LANDFILL LINER; LAYERED MEDIUM; MASS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 70349855026     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1587-3     Document Type: Article

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