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On the Movement of NAPLs Above and Within a Phreatic Aquifer

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Soil and Aquifer Pollution
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Contamination of groundwater by NAPLs is a worldwide phenomenon, which is especially important in the industrialized countries. Potential sources of contamination are abundant: oil production facilities, petrochemical plants, gasoline distribution networks, to mention but a few.

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Bear, J., Ryzhik, V. (1998). On the Movement of NAPLs Above and Within a Phreatic Aquifer. In: Rubin, H., Narkis, N., Carberry, J. (eds) Soil and Aquifer Pollution. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03674-7_20

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