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Monolayer formation and its role in the transport of organic contaminants within groundwater systems
Michael A. Anderson
UC Water Resources Center Technical Completion Report no. W-780
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ABSTRACT: Groundwater contamination by organic solvents, gasoline and
other petroleum products, and similar nonaqueous phase liquids
(NAPLs) is a widespread phenomenon resulting from leaking storage
tanks, spills, and improper disposal techniques (Duffy et al.,
1980; Harris et al., 1982i Mackay et al., 1985). Due to the
potential health problems associated with the occurrence of these
carcinogenic or mutagenic organic compounds within groundwater
systems, considerable interest in the dynamics of NAPLs within the
vadose and phreatic zones exists.
Current efforts at understanding NAPL dynamics within
subsurface environments are principally directed toward successful
description of transport processes through the use of numerical
solutions to flow equations (Kuppasamy et al., 1987; Faust, 1985).
Immiscible phase flOW, dispersive, diffusive, and convective
transport of dissolved components, volatilization, sorption, and
degradation are all recognized as important processes contributing
to net organic contaminant transport (Baehr, 1987).
SUGGESTED CITATION:
Michael A. Anderson,
"Monolayer formation and its role in the transport of organic contaminants within groundwater systems"
(July 1, 1993).
University of California Water Resources Center.
Technical Completion Reports.
Paper 780.
http://repositories.cdlib.org/wrc/tcr/780
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