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Processes affecting soil and groundwater contamination by DNAPL in low-permeability media

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/447160· OSTI ID:447160
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  1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

This paper is one of a set of focus papers intended to document the current knowledge relevant to the contamination and remediation of soils and ground water by dense, nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL). The emphasis is on low permeability media such as fractured clay and till and unconsolidated, stratified formations. Basic concepts pertaining to immiscible-fluid mixtures are described and used to discuss such aspects as DNAPL transport, dissolved-phase transport, and equilibrium mass distributions. Several implications for remediation are presented. 27 refs., 8 figs., 4 tabs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
OSTI ID:
447160
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM--13305; ON: DE97050722
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English