Simulation of vertical water flow through vadose zone

Simulation of Water and Contaminant Transport Through Vadose Zone - Redistribution System

An Improved Dual-Permeability Model of Water Flow and Solute Transport in the Vadose Zone

onstrated under field conditions (e.g., Flury, 1996; Jarvis, 2002). We introduce an improved, one-dimensional, non-steady-state dualIn recent years, our knowledge of the mechanisms that permeability model (MACRO 5.1). The model simulates water flow generate and sustain preferential movement of water and solute transport in the vadose zone of structured soils by coupling and solutes has been inc...

Preferential Flow and Transport of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts through the Vadose Zone: Experiments and Modeling

in the form of 4to 6m-long ovoid-shaped oocysts, with a double wall that is resistant to most oxidation As a result of Cryptosporidium parvum in drinking water, several processes such as ozonation and chlorination (Current, outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have occurred in the last 10 yr. Al1986; Atwill et al., 1997). though it is generally believed that movement of pathogens through the soil is ...

An Integrated Approach for Modeling Water Flow and Solute Transport in the Vadose Zone

As geographical information systems (GIS) are increasingly being applied to surface and subsurface flow and transport modeling issues, it becomes important to more clearly define potential advantages and achievable objectives with this technology. This chapter describes an integrated conceptual framework for predicting basin-scale solute loading rates through and from the vadose zone. The appro...

Colloid-facilitated Transport of Radionuclides through the Vadose Zone

Research Objectives: This project seeks to improve the basic understanding of colloid and colloid-facilitated transport of Cs in the vadose zone. The specific objectives are: • Determine the structure, composition, and surface charge characteristics of colloidal particles formed under conditions similar to those occurring during leakage of waste typical of Hanford tank supernatants into soils a...