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Title: Partitioning tracers for in-situ detection and quantification of dense nonaqueous. 1997 annual progress report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/13608· OSTI ID:13608

'The overall goal of the proposed project is to explore the use of partitioning tracers to characterize dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) in subsurface systems. Bulk-phase partitioning tracers will be investigated to detect and determine DNAPL saturation, while interface partitioning tracers will be investigated to measure the area of the DNAPL-water interface. The specific objectives that will be addressed to accomplish this goal are: (1) investigate the use of partitioning tracers to detect and determine both the saturation and interfacial area of DNAPLs in saturated porous media; (2) investigate the effect of rate-limited mass transfer on the transport behavior of partitioning tracers; (3) investigate the effect of porous-media heterogeneity on the transport behavior of partitioning tracers; and (4) develop and evaluate mathematical models capable of simulating the transport of partitioning tracers in complex systems.'

Research Organization:
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), Office of Science and Risk Policy
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-96ER14722
OSTI ID:
13608
Report Number(s):
EMSP-54908-97; ON: DE00013608
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English