Soil Vapor Extraction Performance in Layered Vadose Zone Materials

@article{Switzer2007SoilVE,  title={Soil Vapor Extraction Performance in Layered Vadose Zone Materials},  author={C. Switzer and David S. Kosson},  journal={Vadose Zone Journal},  year={2007},  volume={6},  pages={397 - 405},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:140600646}}
A pilot soil vapor extraction (SVE) system was installed at a small landfill within the Savannah River Site to address trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination present in the vadose zone. The SVE system has been operating since September 1999 and numerous tests have been performed on the system. A model was developed to simulate SVE at this site, incorporating the effects of contaminant behavior in a layered subsurface as well as the effects of contaminant diffusion into and out of soil aggregates… 

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