title: A novel technique for monitoring contaminant transport through soils.
abstract: An experimental setup which is capable of simulation as well as monitoring contaminant transport through soil mass has been developed. Efficiency of the experimental setup has been demonstrated by comparing the results obtained from the argentometric method. Reynolds number (R(e)) and the Peclet number (P(e)) have been found to be less than unity. This indicates that flow of the solute through soil mass is laminar and the dominant contaminant transport mechanism is diffusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Alemaya University, DireDawa, Ethiopia. rajeev_p14@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D004058:Diffusion; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004566:Electrodes; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014872:Water Movements
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D008903:Minerals; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D012965:Sodium Chloride