10.17. Determine the relative movement of a contaminant front in an aquifer subject to the following conditions. The Kow value for the contaminant is 100. the porosity of the aquifer is 0.2. the bulk density of the aquifer material is 2.0 × 106 g/m³, and the fraction of organic carbon in the soil is 0.15.

10.17. Determine the relative movement of a contaminant front in an aquifer subject to the following conditions. The Kow value for the contaminant is 100. the porosity of the aquifer is 0.2. the bulk density of the aquifer material is 2.0 × 106 g/m³, and the fraction of organic carbon in the soil is 0.15.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter7: Permeability

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Problem 7.22P: Refer to Figure 7.24. The following data were collected during the field permeability measurement of...

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