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Modeling of in-situ biorestoration of organic compounds in groundwater

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A convergent numerical method for modeling in situ biorestoration of contaminated groundwater is outlined. This method treats systems of transport-biodegradation equations by operator splitting in time. Transport is approximated by a finite element modified method of characteristics. The biodegradation terms are split from the transport terms and treated as a system of ordinary differential equations. Numerical results for vertical cross-sectional flow are presented. The effects of variable hydraulic conductivity and variable linear adsorption are studied.

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    Chen Y. Chiang

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Clint N. Dawson

  3. Department of Mathematics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

    Mary F. Wheeler

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Chiang, C.Y., Dawson, C.N. & Wheeler, M.F. Modeling of in-situ biorestoration of organic compounds in groundwater. Transp Porous Med 6, 667–702 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00137855

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