NZVI injection into variably saturated soils: Field and modeling study

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 183, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-28

  Chowdhury, Ahmed I A ^a   Krol, Magdalena M ^b   Kocur, Christopher M ^a   Boparai, Hardiljeet K ^a   Weber, Kela P ^c   Sleep, Brent E ^d   O'Carroll, Denis M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b York University   (Canada)

^c ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CompSim; Field study; Nano scale zero valent iron; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPURITIES; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATORS; SOIL TESTING; WATER INJECTION; WELLS;

CHLORINATED SOLVENT; COMPSIM; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; FIELD AND MODEL STUDIES; FIELD STUDIES; NANO-SCALE ZERO VALENT IRONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; GROUND WATER; IRON NANOPARTICLE; SOLVENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TRICHLOROETHANE; WATER POLLUTANT; WELL WATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIELD SURVEY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMEDIATION; SATURATED MEDIUM; SLURRY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ONTARIO; PROCEDURES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; IRON; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ONTARIO; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRICHLOROETHANES; VISCOSITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84944749529     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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