Chapter 7. Field and Laboratory Methods to Determine Parameters for Modeling Contaminant Fate and Transport in Groundwater

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

Published Online: 5 DEC 2005

DOI: 10.1002/047173862X.ch7

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) Field and Laboratory Methods to Determine Parameters for Modeling Contaminant Fate and Transport in Groundwater, in Bioremediation and Natural Attenuation: Process Fundamentals and Mathematical Models, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/047173862X.ch7

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:

  • groundwater flow modeling parameters;
  • contaminant dispersion in heterogeneous aquifer;
  • convection–dispersion equation (CDE)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Parameters for Groundwater Flow Modeling

  • Parameters for Contaminant Transport Modeling

  • Determining If a Plume has Reached Steady State

  • References

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