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Contaminated soils pose one of the most serious threats to surface and groundwater quality. In situ bioremediation is being touted as a viable technology to remedy this problem. Fundamental to development of this technology is the modeling of microbial transport. When microbes are injected into the subsurface environment to augment degradation, one of the problems faced is the limited capacity to transport and disperse bacteria by the soil through the zone of soil contamination [Jackson et al., 1994]. The retention of bacteria by the soil matrix restricts transport of bacteria and is controlled by straining and adsorption.
References
The Engineering Handbook 1996, IEEE Press, Article on Hydrology by Singh, V. P. pp. 1003-1017
Jackson, A., Roy, D., and Breitenbeck, G. 1994. Transport of a bacterial suspension through a soil matrix using water and an anionic surfactant. Water Research. 28(4):943-949.
References
The Engineering Handbook 1996, IEEE Press, Article on Hydrology by Singh, V. P. pp. 1003-1017
Jackson, A., Roy, D., and Breitenbeck, G. 1994. Transport of a bacterial suspension through a soil matrix using water and an anionic surfactant. Water Research. 28(4):943-949.
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