Simulation and assessment of subsurface contamination caused by spill and leakage of petroleum products - A multiphase multicomponent modeling approach

Technical Meeting / Petroleum Conference of the South Saskatchewan Section 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Chen, Z ^a   Huang, G H ^a   Chakma, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; POROUS MATERIALS; POTABLE WATER; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA; LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS; MULTI-COMPONENT MODELING; PROBABILISTIC QUANTIFICATION; SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85086688147     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/99-114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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