Estimation of actual LNAPL thickness at a fuel-contaminated Arctic mine site

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-220

  Iwakun, Olumide ^a   Biggar, Kevin ^a,b   Sego, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colomac mine; Contamination; Fractured bedrock; LNAPL; Permafrost; Recovery

Indexed keywords

COLOMAC MINE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FRACTURED BEDROCK; FUEL CONTAMINATION; LIGHT NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; LNAPL; MINE SITE; TANK FARMS;

MINES; MINING; PERMAFROST;

CONTAMINATION;

BEDROCK; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURED MEDIUM; PERMAFROST; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 72249110479     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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