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all the phases in the subsurface. The contaminant will be distributed between pore
air, porewater, solids, and the NAPL phases. The total mass is given by
[A] g
K AW + ρ b K SA [A] g V tot + ε N V tot K NA [A] g , (6.224)
M tot = ε a V tot [A] g + ε w V tot
or concentration by
K AW + ρ b K SA + ε N K NA [A] g ,
M tot
V tot =
ε a + ε w
[
A
] tot =
(6.225)
where K SA is the soil-air distribution constant for the chemical and K NA is the NAPL-
air distribution constant. Note that K SA =
] K AW ) ,
K SW /K AW and K NA =
ρ N /
[
(
A
ρ N is the density of the NAPL and [A] is the aqueous solubility of the
contaminant.
Using the CSTR assumption for the vadose zone between the contaminant source
and the extraction well, we have the following:
where
rate in
=
rate out
+
accumulation (air
+
solid
+
water
+
NAPL).
d
[
A
] tot
d t
in
g
Q g [
A
]
=
Q g [
A
] g +
V tot
.
(6.226)
Since [A] i g
0, the resulting differential equation can be solved with the initial
condition that [A] g =[
=
A
] 0 at t
=
0 to obtain
exp
t .
[
A
] g
Q g
R F V tot
] 0 =
(6.227)
[
A
Activated
carbon bed
Demister
Air
Blower
Flow
lines
Vadose zone
NAPL
Zone of saturation
FIGURE 6.63 Schematic of a soil vapor stripping well.
 
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