Using vapor phase tomography to measure the spatial distribution of vapor concentrations and flux for vadose-zone VOC sources

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 177-178, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-63

  Mainhagu, J ^a   Morrison, C ^a   Brusseau, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNAPL; Remediation; SVE; Tomography; VOC

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; REMEDIATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; TOMOGRAPHY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WELL LOGGING;

3D CHARACTERIZATION; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; DNAPL; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; SVE; VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

GROUND WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; GAS; SOLVENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WELL WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; REMEDIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY; VADOSE ZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; GAS FIELD; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UNITED STATES; VACUUM; VADOSE ZONE; VAPOR; VAPOR PHASE TOMOGRAPHY; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; ARIZONA; CHEMISTRY; GAS; PERMEABILITY; PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARIZONA; TUCSON; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; GASES; GROUNDWATER; PERMEABILITY; SOLVENTS; TOMOGRAPHY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84925989586     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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