Characterization of persistent volatile contaminant sources in the vadose zone

Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 68-84

  Carroll, Kenneth C ^a   Truex, Michael J ^b   Brusseau, Mark L ^c   Parker, Kyle R ^a   Mackley, Robert D ^a   Rohay, Virginia J ^d  

^a The Plant and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUBSURFACE DISTRIBUTION; VAPOR-PHASE CONTAMINANTS; VOLATILE CONTAMINANTS;

CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; SOIL CONSERVATION; VAPORS;

IMPURITIES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEABILITY; VADOSE ZONE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 84877653924     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwmr.12006     Document Type: Article

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