Chapter 6. Numerical Modeling of Contaminant Transport, Transformation, and Degradation Processes

  1. Pedro J. J. Alvarez1,
  2. Walter A. Illman2

Published Online: 5 DEC 2005

DOI: 10.1002/047173862X.ch6

Book Title

Bioremediation and Natural Attenuation: Process Fundamentals and Mathematical Models

Bioremediation and Natural Attenuation: Process Fundamentals and Mathematical Models

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How to Cite

Alvarez, P. J. J. and Illman, W. A. (2005) Numerical Modeling of Contaminant Transport, Transformation, and Degradation Processes, in Bioremediation and Natural Attenuation: Process Fundamentals and Mathematical Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/047173862X.ch6

Author Information

  1. 1

    Rice University, USA

  2. 2

    University of Iowa, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 5 DEC 2005
  2. Published Print: 26 AUG 2005

Book Series:

  1. Environmental Science and Technology

Book Series Editors:

  1. Jerald L. Schnoor3,
  2. Alexander Zehnder4

Series Editor Information

  1. 3

    University of Iowa, USA

  2. 4

    Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control, Switzerland

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471650430

Online ISBN: 9780471738626

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Keywords:

  • contaminant transport modeling;
  • MODFLOW;
  • numerical modeling approach

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Why Use Numerical Models to Predict the Fate and Transport of Contaminants?

  • The Numerical Modeling Approach: Fundamentals

  • Description of the Modeling Process

  • Numerical Models Used to Evaluate Natural Attenuation

  • Modeling the Natural Attenuation of Hydrocarbons and DNAPLs

  • Numerical Modeling Case Studies

  • References

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