Multiphase flow and transport modeling in heterogeneous porous media: challenges and approaches

CT Miller, G Christakos, PT Imhoff, JF McBride… - Advances in Water …, 1998 - Elsevier
We review the current status of modeling multiphase systems, including balance equation
formulation, constitutive relations for both pressure-saturation-conductivity and interphase …

Influence of groundwater table fluctuation on the non-equilibrium transport of volatile organic contaminants in the vadose zone

S Qi, J Luo, D O'Connor, X Cao, D Hou - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
The migration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from groundwater is an environmental
concern because of the risk of vapor intrusion. In coastal aquifers or areas under the …

A method for determining air–water interfacial area in variably saturated porous media

AHMF Anwar, M Bettahar, U Matsubayashi - Journal of Contaminant …, 2000 - Elsevier
The air–water interfacial area (a0) was estimated using the surfactant adsorption concept in
unsaturated porous media. A column composed of several stainless steel rings was used to …

A numerical model (MISER) for the simulation of coupled physical, chemical and biological processes in soil vapor extraction and bioventing systems

KM Rathfelder, JR Lang, LM Abriola - Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2000 - Elsevier
The efficiency and effectiveness of soil vapor extraction (SVE) and bioventing (BV) systems
for remediation of unsaturated zone soils is controlled by a complex combination of physical …

A numerical model to optimize LNAPL remediation by multi-phase extraction

S Qi, J Luo, D O'connor, Y Wang, D Hou - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) contaminated sites pose a risk to human health
and the natural environment. Multi-phase extraction (MPE) is one of the most widely used …

Impact of atmospheric pressure fluctuations on nonequilibrium transport of volatile organic contaminants in the vadose zone: Experimental and numerical modeling

S Qi, Y Wang, L Wang, J Luo… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric pressure fluctuations can induce subsurface airflow, affecting Volatile Organic
Compound (VOC) contaminant migration in the vadose zone. When modeling this process …

Volatilisation and biodegradation during air sparging of dissolved BTEX-contaminated groundwater

CD Johnston, JL Rayner, BM Patterson… - Journal of Contaminant …, 1998 - Elsevier
The relative contributions of volatilisation and biodegradation are quantified for a field trial of
air sparging for the remediation of groundwater contaminated with dissolved petroleum …

Investigations into the application of a combination of bioventing and biotrickling filter technologies for soil decontamination processes—a transition regime between …

SMC Magalhães, RMF Jorge, PML Castro - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Bioventing has emerged as one of the most cost-effective in situ technologies available to
address petroleum light-hydrocarbon spills, one of the most common sources of soil …

Effectiveness of in situ air sparging for removing NAPL gasoline from a sandy aquifer near Perth, Western Australia

CD Johnston, JL Rayner, D Briegel - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2002 - Elsevier
In situ air sparging has the potential to augment the removal of nonaqueous phase liquid
(NAPL) contaminants in soil vapour extraction (SVE) systems when the NAPL is present in …

Water-to-air mass transfer of VOCs: laboratory-scale air sparging system

KP Chao, SK Ong, A Protopapas - Journal of environmental …, 1998 - ascelibrary.org
Nonequilibrium air-water mass transfer experiments for six volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) were conducted using a bench-scale air sparging system. VOCs used were carbon …