Model for Evaluation of the Impact of Contaminated Soil on Groundwater, Phase I, Final Report

This project entails the development of a one-dimensional contaminant transport model for homogeneous, isotropic, and unsaturated soils. The model is to be used by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to develop regulatory clean-up levels for contaminants in the unsaturated zone based on an acceptable impact to groundwater. This is the final report for Phase I of this project, and it contains the mathematical development, the underlying assumptions, a comprehensive description of model operation, method of solution, sensitivity analysis, and a literature survey for adsorption/ desorption.Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New JerseyPurpose: To develop a one-dimensional contaminant transport model for homogeneous, isotropic, and unsaturated soils