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Soil Water Content and Air Stripping

by Joseph S. Devinny, Univ of Southern California, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Environmental Engineering

Abstract:

The efficiency of air stripping for removal of volatile hazardous contaminants from soils is influenced by the water content of the soil being decontaminated. Control of soil water may be a valuable tool. Several factors must be considered, including the soil water content and porosity, dissolution, and adsorption on dry soil surfaces. A general model illustrating important considerations for design and operation of stripping systems is produced by representing soils as a four phase system. Example calculations have been made using benzene and 1,2-dichloropropane as the contaminants and three soils are given.

Subject Headings: Soil water | Soil pollution | Stripping (chemical) | Water content | Pollutants | Adsorption | Water pollution

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