The effect of spontaneous gas expansion and mobilization on the aqueous-phase concentrations above a dense non-aqueous phase liquid pool

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-513

  Mumford, Kevin G ^a   Smith, James E ^a   Dickson, Sarah E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

1,1,1 Trichloroethane; Groundwater; Invasion percolation; Multi component gas phase; NAPL dissolution; Source characterization; Spontaneous gas expansion; Unstable gas flow

Indexed keywords

1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE; GAS EXPANSION; GAS FLOWS; GASPHASE; INVASION PERCOLATION; MULTICOMPONENTS; NAPL DISSOLUTION; SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION; TRICHLOROETHANE;

AERODYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; EXPANSION; FLOW OF GASES; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; LEAD; LIQUIDS; METAL RECOVERY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); SOLVENTS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

GASES;

GAS FLOW; GROUNDWATER; PERCOLATION; POOL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 77950517595     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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