Kd in Screening-Level Ground-Water Contaminant-Transport Model
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 121, Issue 7
Abstract
This paper describes the use of system-specific and literature values for the distribution coefficient ( K d ) in a screening-level ground-water contaminant-transport model. A comparison of observed contaminant transport (Cd 2+ ) in a laboratory soil column with predicted contaminant transport using a computer model is described and discussed. The results indicate that measured K d values and K d values taken from the literature can provide useful approximations of the sorption of inorganic ions in screening-level ground-water contaminant-transport models if experimental conditions (especially pH and electrolyte composition) and soil type are similar to those being modeled.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 121 • Issue 7 • July 1995
Pages: 537 - 541
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Copyright © 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 1, 1995
Published in print: Jul 1995
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