| Abstract: | This article presents an analysis of the interactions and static movement of 37 organic solvents as vapors through the unsaturated soil zone. The physicochemical interactions of the organic vapors with unsaturated soil materials were emphasized with focus on diffusive, and adsorptive interactions. Fick‘s Law and porous media diffusion coefficients for most of the solvent vapors were either compiled or estimated; coefficients were not available for some of the fluorinated solvents. The adsorption of some of the solvent vapors by silica was concluded to be due to hydrogen bond formation with surface silanol groups. Heats of adsorption data for different adsorbents were also compiled. There were very few data on the adsorption of these solvent vapors by soils, but it appears that the magnitude of adsorption of nonpolar solvents is reduced as the relative humidity of the vapor-solid system is increased. Consequently, the interaction of the vapors may then separated into two processes; (1) gas-water partitioning described by Henry‘s Law constants, and (2) solid-water adsorption coefficients which may be estimated from liquid-solid partition coefficients (Kd values). ?? 1990 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
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| Citation Author: | Roy, W. R.; Griffin, R. A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Environmental Geology and Water Sciences |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Vapor-phase interactions and diffusion of organic solvents in the unsaturated zone; 1990; Article; Journal; Environmental Geology and Water Sciences; Roy, W. R.; Griffin, R. A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 101 |
| Citation Volume: | 15 |
| Citation Year: | 1990 |
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| Text: | Vapor-phase interactions and diffusion of organic solvents in the unsaturated zone; 1990; Article; Journal; Environmental Geology and Water Sciences; Roy, W. R.; Griffin, R. A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01705097 |
| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00 -0600 |
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