Gas-phase partitioning tracer test method for water content measurement: Evaluating efficacy for a range of porous-medium textures

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 881-884

  Peng, Sheng ^a   Brusseau, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFLUOROMETHANE; GASPHASE; MEAN PARTICLE DIAMETER; NON-REACTIVE TRACER; PARTITIONING TRACERS; TRACER METHODS; WATER CONTENT MEASUREMENTS;

METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79960126409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2004.0159     Document Type: Article

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