Behavior of solvents in soil systems. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:7017581

Ahlert, R C; Kosson, D S; Andrews, A; Arands, R; Burns, T

The final objectives of the original project, as summarized in the following five statements, have been broadly achieved. (1) Description of sorption isotherms in soil/water/air/solute systems, under saturated (aquifer) or unsaturated conditions; (2) Identify and qualify reversible and irreversible processes that contribute to sorption of organic contaminants onto whole soil and soil constituents; (3) Define interphase equilibria in soil/water/air/solute systems that closely mimic prototype situations; (4) Quantify simultaneous multi-phase partitioning, abiotic chemical interactions, vaporization and diffusion under unsaturated conditions; and (5) Evaluate kinetics of the physical and abiotic chemical processes. Results of a series of closely coupled investigations, addressing these issues, are described in subsequent chapters.

• Research Organization: Rutgers-the State Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• OSTI ID: 7017581
• Report Number(s): PB-94-178597/XAB; CNN: DI-14-08-0001-G1640
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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