A consolidation and contaminant transport device for assessing reactive mat effectiveness for subaqueous sediment remediation

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Meric, Dogus ^a   Sheahan, Thomas C ^a   Alshawabkeh, Akram ^a   Shine, James ^b  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Contamination; Geotextile; Large strain; Remediation; Sediment; Sorption; Test equipment; Transport

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; GEOCOMPOSITES; HYDRODYNAMIC DISPERSIONS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY TESTING; LARGE STRAINS; NEW DEVICES; PORE FLUID FLOW; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; REACTIVE LAYERS; SEDIMENT COLUMN; SEDIMENT REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT SURFACE; TEST EQUIPMENTS; TRANSPORT;

CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOTEXTILES; IMPURITIES; LABORATORIES; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION;

SEDIMENTS;

BENTHOS; CONSOLIDATION; GEOTEXTILE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION; STRAIN;

EID: 78649360997     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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