Investigating dominant processes in ZVI permeable reactive barriers using reactive transport modeling

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 151, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-82

  Weber, Anne ^a   Ruhl, Aki S ^b   Amos, Richard T ^c  

^a DGFZ EV   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonate mineral precipitation; Gas clogging; Permeable reactive barriers; Reactive transport; TCE; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

MINERAL PRECIPITATION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; TCE; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION; GASES; GROUNDWATER; IRON; IRON ORES; WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; FERROUS SULFIDE; GROUND WATER; SULFATE;

CARBONATE GROUP; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTIVE BARRIER; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CORROSION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HABITAT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBONATE MINERAL PRECIPITATION; GAS CLOGGING; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; TCE; ZERO VALENT IRON;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; IRON; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SULFIDES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84878775463     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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