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Steve Thornton and others in an international team have co-authored a new best practice handbook on the subsurface behaviour of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs), within a project funded by ...

Contaminants' fate and transport in the environment involve their movement and transformation through air, water, and soil. Factors such as chemical properties, environmental conditions, and ...

Applied aspects of subsurface properties and their impact on flow, and transport including: Darcy's law, parameter determination, aquifer test analysis, geotechnical parameters, contaminant transport, ...

Groundwater contamination by organic pollutants, such as non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL), poses significant environmental and health risks. These contaminants, often released from industrial ...

Workshop on the Subsurface in the American West: Applying Historical and Scientific Lessons from Mining to Contemporary Oil and Natural Gas Development May 21-23, 2017 The Center of the American West ...

Analytical solutions provide indispensable tools for modelling contaminant transport in porous media, offering clarity in the prediction of pollutant movement through subsurface environments. By ...

Project aims To understand how dual porosity transport affects contaminant fate within the chalk aquifer. To determine key factors controlling rates of fuel oxygenate (MTBE and TAME) and BTEX ...

Researchers have developed a variety of models that can help assess how emerging contaminants disperse, dissolve and ultimately impact water quality and the resilience of aquifers. In the last year, ...

Groundwater serves as a vital resource, yet dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) contaminants pose a significant threat to its quality. New research delves into how the 3D microstructures of porous ...