Soil pollution by petroleum products, I. Multiphase migration of kerosene components in soil columns

Volatile Hydrocarbon Emissions from a Diesel Fuel-Contaminated Soil Bioremediation Facility

“…During a study of oily sludge volatilization using landfarm simulators by Wetherold et al, 9 air and soil temperature reductions of 10 ºC resulted in a 25% reduction in HC emissions. Laboratory-scale experiments by Acher et al 40 measuring kerosene emissions from contaminated soil demonstrated similar results.…”

Distribution and sources of petroleum-hydrocarbon in soil profiles of the Hunpu wastewater-irrigated area, China's northeast

“…The concentration at 20-25 cm began to increase and that in bottom soil was especially high. Acher et al (1989) and Muszkat et al (1993) suggested that sewage and moisture would promote the downward mobility of organic pollutants, which could explain that the higher hydrocarbon concentration in deep soil compared with that in shallow soil and the different distributions between the upland fields and wastewater-irrigated paddy fields.…”

Soil and Aquifer Pollution

“…The studies cited addressed the volatilization of only a single compound from soil. Acher et al (1989) and Yaron et al (1989) showed that the volatilization of each hydrocarbon added to the soil surface in a mixture simulating a spilled petroleum product (kerosene) occurred at different rates. Baehr (1987) emphasized the importance of the distribution of volatile solutes between soil water and soil atmosphere.…”

“…This Chapter provides a conceptual approach for understanding the behavior of volatile organic liquid mixtures in the soil environment, based on the results of our research group (Acher et al 1989;Yaron 1989;Yaron et al 1989;Galin et al 1990a,b;Fine and Yaron 1993;Gerstl et al 1994;Jarsjo et al 1994Jarsjo et al , 1997Nye et al 1994;Fine et al 1996;Dror et al 1996), and will also include new, unpublished data. Our conceptual approach provides experimental evidence of abiotic processes governing soil-VOLM interactions, as well as parameters to be used in modeling their behavior in the unsaturated zone.…”