Transport of light nonaqueous phase liquid in a saturated nonhomogeneous Soil

Hussein H. E. Al-Husseini; Abbas H.  Sulaymon; Adel O. Shareef

doi:10.52716/jprs.v8i3.283

Authors

Hussein H. E. Al-Husseini College. of eng.-Univ. of Babylon
Abbas H. Sulaymon Islamic University Kufa
Adel O. Shareef College. Of eng.-Univ. of Surrey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52716/jprs.v8i3.283

Keywords:

LNAPL, toluene, porous media.

Abstract

The purpose of the present research is to study the dissolution and transport of LNAPL
(toluene) from a circular pool in heterogeneous sand soil. An aquifer was constructed to
conduct this aim with dimension of (100 * 50 * 30) cm. The aquifer was packed with
heterogeneous sand soil. Eight points at three depths along the aquifer were selected for
sampling procedures. Samples were analysis for toluene concentration using gas
chromatography devise. Three velocities of five were selected to explain the transport
phenomena. Statistical analysis was applied to the data to find the correlation between
measured concentrations. It was found that, the concentrations of toluene were fluctuated
in the low and max porous medium flow velocities (0.408 and 5.118) cm/day effect of flow
through porous media on. The statistical analysis showed that there a correlation between
concentrations of toluene in the vertical direction (depth) of the medium.