Analytical Modeling of Solute Transport in Groundwater : Using Models to Understand the Effect of Natural Processes on Contaminant Fate and Transport in Groundwater

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Contents
 List of Symbols
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 About the Companion Website
 Chapter 1 Modeling
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Definitions
 1.3 A Simple Model --
Darcy\'s Law and Flow Modeling
 1.3.1 Darcy\'s Law
 1.3.2 Flow Equation
 1.3.3 Example Application of Darcy\'s Law and the Flow Equation
 1.3.4 Note of Caution --
Know Model Assumptions and Applicable Conditions
 1.3.5 Superposition (For a Fuller Discussion of Superposition Applied to Groundwater Flow, See Reilly et al., 1984)
 1.3.6 Example Application of the Principle of Superposition
 References Chapter 2 Contaminant Transport Modeling2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Fate and Transport Processes
 2.2.1 Advection
 2.2.2 Dispersion
 2.2.3 Sorption
 2.2.4 Chemical and Biological Reactions
 2.3 Advective-Dispersive-Reactive (ADR) Transport Equation
 2.3.1 Reaction Submodel
 2.3.2 Sorption Submodel
 2.4 Model Initial and Boundary Conditions
 2.4.1 Initial Conditions
 2.4.2 Boundary Conditions
 2.5 Nondimensionalization
 References
 Chapter 3 Analytical Solutions to 1-D Equations
 3.1 Solving the ADR Equation with Initial/Boundary Conditions
 3.2 Using Superposition to Derive Additional Solutions 3.3 Solutions3.3.1 AnaModelTool Software
 3.3.2 Virtual Experimental System
 3.4 Effect of Advection
 3.5 Effect of Dispersion
 3.6 Effect of Sorption
 3.6.1 Linear, Equilibrium Sorption
 3.6.2 Rate-Limited Sorption
 3.7 Effect of First-Order Degradation
 3.8 Effect of Boundary Conditions
 3.8.1 Effect of Boundary Conditions on Breakthrough Curves
 3.8.2 Volume-Averaged Resident Concentration Versus Flux-Averaged Concentration
 References
 Chapter 4 Analytical Solutions to 3-D Equations
 4.1 Solving the ADR Equation with Initial/Boundary Conditions 4.2 Using Superposition to Derive Additional Solutions4.3 Virtual Experimental System
 4.4 Effect of Dispersion
 4.5 Effect of Sorption
 4.5.1 Linear, Equilibrium Sorption
 4.5.2 Rate-Limited Sorption
 4.6 Effect of First-Order Degradation
 Chapter 5 Method of Moments
 5.1 Temporal Moments
 5.1.1 Definition
 5.1.2 Evaluating Temporal Moments
 5.1.3 Temporal Moment Behavior
 5.2 Spatial Moments
 5.2.1 Definition
 5.2.2 Evaluating Spatial Moments
 5.2.3 Spatial Moment Behavior
 References
 Chapter 6 Application of Analytical Models to Gain Insight into Transport Behavior 6.1 Contaminant Remediation6.2 Borden Field Experiment
 References
 Appendix A Solution to One-Dimensional ADR Equation with First-Order Degradation Kinetics Using Laplace Transforms
 Reference
 Appendix B Solution to One-Dimensional ADR Equation with Zeroth-Order Degradation Kinetics Using Laplace Transforms
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 Appendix C Solutions to the One-Dimensional ADR in Literature
 References
 Appendix D User Instructions for AnaModelTool Software
 Appendix E Useful Laplace Transforms
 E.1 Laplace Transforms from van Genuchten and Alves (1982)
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