An analytical modeling approach for evaluation of capping of contaminated sediments

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-488

  Lampert, David J ^a   Reible, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Capping; Contaminated sediments; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ANALYTICAL DESIGN; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELING; BIOTURBATION; CAPPING; CHEMICAL ISOLATION; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; MODEL FRAMEWORK; MODELING; PORE WATERS; SEDIMENT EROSION; STEADY-STATE MODELS; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

ADVECTION; CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION; WATER;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 70449455393     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380902962387     Document Type: Article

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