Microbial transport through porous media: The effect of hydraulic conductivity and injection velocity

dc.contributor.advisorWard, C. H.en_US
dc.creatorMarlow, Harold J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:06:51Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:06:51Zen_US
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.description.abstractMicroorganisms have been added to the subsurface in an attempt to enhance bioremediation. The transport, attachment and fate of these organisms as well as their possible contribution to remediation remain poorly understood. The effect of hydraulic conductivity and injection velocity on microbial transport through porous media was investigated. Glass chromatography columns were packed separately with clean quartz sand of two diameters (0.368 mm or 0.240 mm) and two hydraulic conductivities (1.37 $\times$ 10$\sp{-1}$ cm/sec and 3.65 $\times$ 10$\sp{-2}$ cm/sec respectively). Three injection velocities, 1.18 $\times$ 10$\sp{-3}$, 2.35 $\times$ 10$\sp{-3}$ and 4.73 $\times$ 10$\sp{-3}$ cm/sec were investigated. Microbial transport under the conditions tested was limited and could be predicted mathematically using a model based on filtration theory which incorporated particle trajectory analysis.en_US
dc.format.extent159 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Env.Sci. 1991 Marlowen_US
dc.identifier.citationMarlow, Harold J.. "Microbial transport through porous media: The effect of hydraulic conductivity and injection velocity." (1991) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13534">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13534</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13534en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.titleMicrobial transport through porous media: The effect of hydraulic conductivity and injection velocityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEnvironmental Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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