Remediation of sandy soils contaminated with hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbons by soil vapour extraction

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-201

  Albergaria, José Tomás ^a   Alvim Ferraz, Maria da Conceição M ^b   Delerue Matos, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Process efficiency; Remediation time estimation; Sandy soils; Soil vapour extraction; Water content

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; XYLENE;

HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON; MASS TRANSFER; SANDY SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; SOLUBILITY; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLAY; EXTRACTION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84860386709     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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