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Gas-Phase Dispersion in Porous Media

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  1. Program of Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, 05753

    Molly S. Costanza-Robinson

  2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Middlebury College, VT, USA

    Molly S. Costanza-Robinson

  3. Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Mark L. Brusseau

  4. Hydrology and Water Resources Department, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Mark L. Brusseau

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Costanza-Robinson, M.S., Brusseau, M.L. (2006). Gas-Phase Dispersion in Porous Media. In: Ho, C.K., Webb, S.W. (eds) Gas Transport in Porous Media. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3962-X_7

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