A note on in situ estimates of sorption using push-pull tests
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[1] A sensitivity analysis reveals that large uncertainty exists in estimates of solute retardation factor R made from sorption push-pull tests. A simplified push-pull data interpretation method for estimating instantaneous linear sorption in confined aquifers is developed. The new method is less restrictive in its application than the conventional method that uses an approximate analytical solution to the push-pull test problem.
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