Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Contaminant Hydrology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Establishing a silica gel zone in well annulus and evaluating its performance in blocking vertical water flow141
Distribution of potentially toxic elements in sediments of the municipal river channel (Balu), Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ecological and health risks assessment92
Release of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances from AFFF-impacted soils: Effects of water saturation in vadose zone soils67
Spatiotemporal distribution and ecological hazards of microplastic pollution in soil water resources around a wastewater treatment plant and municipal solid waste site65
Understanding the mechanisms of groundwater recharge and flow in periglacial environments: New insights from the Ledo-Paniselian aquifer in Belgium57
Contaminant mobilization from the vadose zone to groundwater during experimental river flooding events53
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Optimizing coastal groundwater quality predictions: A novel data mining framework with cross-validation, bootstrapping, and entropy analysis42
Coupled steroid and phosphorus leaching from cattle slurry at lysimeter scale39
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A data-driven approach for simplifying the estimation of time for contaminant plumes to reach their maximum extent34
Low-complexity mapping of soil temperature for thermal treatment follow-up34
In situ monitoring of an inclined cover made with mine waste materials to control water infiltration on a reactive waste rock dyke32
Groundwater quality changes in peri-urban areas of the Walloon region of Belgium32
Microplastics, their abundance, and distribution in water and sediments in North Chennai, India: An assessment of pollution risk and human health impacts31
Determining effective diffusion coefficients of chlorohydrocarbons in natural clays: Unique results from highly resolved controlled release field experiments30
The prediction of longitudinal dispersion coefficient in natural streams using LS-SVM and ANFIS optimized by Harris hawk optimization algorithm30
LNAPL migration processes based on time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography29
A dual-randomness bi-level interval multi-objective programming model for regional water resources management29
Measuring and modeling nanoparticle transport by foam in porous media29
Identifying the source of groundwater contaminants in West-Central Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of the Cambrian sandstone aquifer27
Influence of wettability on water retention curves in unconsolidated porous media26
2D model of groundwater flow and total dissolved HCH transport through the Gállego alluvial aquifer downstream the Sardas landfill (Huesca, Spain)25
Sustainable agricultural water management incorporating inexact programming and salinization-related grey water footprint24
Identification of pollution source and prediction of water quality based on deep learning techniques24
Impact of limestone caves and seawater intrusion on coastal aquifer of middle Andaman24
Innovations in plastic remediation: Catalytic degradation and machine learning for sustainable solutions23
Artificial intelligence based detection and control strategies for river water pollution: A comprehensive review23
Contaminant mass discharge estimation of a sulfonamide plume by use of hydraulic profiling tool (HPT) and fluorescence techniques23
Semi-empirical modelling of hydraulic conductivity of clayey soils exposed to deionized and saline environments23
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Tracing sources and transformations of ammonium during river bank filtration by means of column experiments22
Factors controlling iodine enrichment in a coastal plain aquifer in the North Jiangsu Yishusi Plain, China22
A new discrete model to better consider tracer distribution along boreholes during the Finite Volume Point Dilution Method22
Prediction of acid rock drainage in waste rock piles part 2: Water flow patterns and leaching process22
Assessment of the water quality pollution index and ecological risk of microplastic pollution along the Tambakoso River in Surabaya, Indonesia22
A modelling framework to analyze climate change effects on radionuclide aquifer contamination22
Simultaneous identification of contaminant sources and hydraulic conductivity field by combining geostatistics method with self-organizing maps algorithm21
Effects of large-scale heterogeneity and temporally varying hydrologic processes on estimating immobile pore space: A mesoscale-laboratory experimental and numerical modeling investigation21
Using 1,1,1-Trichloroethane degradation data to understand NAPL dissolution and solute transport at real sites21
A stochastic modeling approach for analyzing water resources systems20
Unveiling the ecotoxicological impact of microplastics on organisms - the persistent organic pollutant (POP): A comprehensive review20
Transport of silica encapsulated DNA microparticles in controlled instantaneous injection open channel experiments20
Quantifying salinity in heterogeneous coastal aquifers through ERT and IP: Insights from laboratory and field investigations20
Temporal-Spatial changes of monthly vegetation growth and their driving forces in the ancient Yellow river irrigation system, China19
Low-temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage combined with in situ bioremediation of chlorinated ethenes: Pilot-scale observations and model-based interpretation19
Experimental study of hydraulic properties in grain packs: Effects of particle shape and size distribution19
Observed equilibrium partition and second-order kinetic interaction of quantum dot nanoparticles in saturated porous media19
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic evaluation of VOC commingled plumes in a weathered fractured bedrock aquifer treated with thermal and bioremediation19
Long-term shear strength weakening of soft interlayers due to low-permeability18
Quantifying aquifer heterogeneity using superparamagnetic DNA particles18
Simulation of Helium transport in fractured rocks: Implementation of a dual continuum model in DarcyTools18
An approach for quantification of the heterogeneity of DNAPL source zone geometries18
The weighted multi-scale connections networks for macrodispersivity estimation18
Improvement of evapotranspiration simulation study in the Hailar River basin under the influence of vegetation dynamics17
Optimized survey design for the joint use of direct current resistivity and induced polarization: Monitoring of DNAPL source zone evolution at a virtual field site17
Multi-objective optimization for optimal extraction of groundwater from a nitrate-contaminated aquifer considering economic-environmental issues: A case study17
Ecotoxicological risk assessment in soils contaminated by Pb and As 20 years after a mining spill17
Experimental investigation on heat and moisture transfer of propylene glycol-mixed steam in porous media17
Assessing data variability in groundwater quality monitoring of contaminated sites through factor analysis and multiple linear regression models16
Transport and removal of spores of Bacillus subtilis in an alluvial gravel aquifer at varying flow rates and implications for setback distances16
Sources and pollution path identification of PAHs in karst aquifers: an example from Liulin karst water system, northern China16
Pesticide fate under varying cropping systems and soil depths: A study using leaching experiments and inverse modelling.16
Potential risk of eutrophication in the deepest lake of Southwest China: Insights from phosphorus enrichment in bottom water16
Large scale occurrence of aluminium-rich shallow groundwater in the Pearl River Delta after the rapid urbanization: Co-effects of anthropogenic and geogenic factors16
Changes in the salt concentration distribution in surface water (seawater) due to seawater recirculation in a porous medium under tidal fluctuations15
Mechanistic insight into the adsorption of mercury (II) on the surface of red mud supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite15
Estimation of groundwater pollution levels and specific ionic sources in the groundwater, using a comprehensive approach of geochemical ratios, pollution index of groundwater, unmix model and land use15
Effective desalination of brackish groundwater using zeolitized diatomite/kaolinite geopolymer as low-cost inorganic membrane; Siwa Oasis in Egypt as a realistic case study15
Effects of rainfall characteristics on runoff quality parameters within an industrial sector in Tennessee, USA15
Multi-tracer approach to understand nitrate contamination and groundwater-surface water interactions in the Mediterranean coastal area of Guerbes-Senhadja, Algeria15
Contamination presence and dynamics at a polluted site: Spatial analysis of integrated data and joint conceptual modeling approach15
Effectiveness of two lightweight aggregates for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated urban stormwater15
Denitrification in the vadose zone: Modelling with percolating water prognosis and denitrification potential15
Microplastic prevalence and human exposure in the bottled drinking water in the west Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh, India15
Spatiotemporal distribution and controlling factors on ammonium in waters in the central Yangtze River Basin, China15
Assessment of human health risk from potentially toxic elements and predicting groundwater contamination using machine learning approaches14
Identifying an indicator compound for progress monitoring during in-situ thermal treatment of coal tar and creosote14
Regional agricultural water resources management with respect to fuzzy return and energy constraint under uncertainty: An integrated optimization approach14
Flood irrigation increases the release of phosphorus from aquifer sediments into groundwater14
Abiotic dechlorination in the presence of ferrous minerals14
Hydrochemical fingerprints of karst underground river systems impacted by urbanization in Guiyang, Southwest China14
Electrokinetic delivery of permanganate in clay inclusions for targeted contaminant degradation14
The escalating threat of human-associated infectious bacteria in surface aquatic resources: Insights into prevalence, antibiotic resistance, survival mechanisms, detection, and prevention strategies13
Vulnerability of groundwater from elevated nitrate pollution across India: Insights from spatio-temporal patterns using large-scale monitoring data13
An analytical model for one-dimensional diffusion of degradable contaminant through a composite geomembrane cut-off wall13
Nitrate in shallow groundwater after more than four decades of manure application13
Fibrous microplastics released from textiles: Occurrence, fate, and remediation strategies13
Numerical modeling of water pollution by products of chemical reactions from the activities of industrial facilities at variable and constant temperatures of the environment13
Investigation of microplastic pollution in Torghabeh River sediments, northeast of Iran13
Evaluate the groundwater quality and human health risks for sustainable drinking and irrigation purposes in mountainous region of Chongqing, Southwest China12
Economic and facile approach for synthesis of graphene–titanate nanocomposite for water reclamation12
Simulated leaching of PFAS from land-applied municipal biosolids at agricultural sites12
Exploring the ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on freshwater fish: A critical review12
Preliminary investigations of microplastic pollution in karst systems, from surface watercourses to cave waters12
Identifying dissolved reactive phosphorus sources in agricultural runoff and leachate using phosphate oxygen isotopes12
Formation mechanisms of hydraulic circulation and its effects on the nitrobenzene migration in homogeneous aquifers with different medium sizes during air sparging remediation12
Development of Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods for Reduction of Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers Using SEAWAT Code11
A field study to assess the role of air-water interfacial sorption on PFAS leaching in an AFFF source area11
How uncertainty in calibration data affects the modeling of non-point source pollutant loads in baseflow11
Field demonstration for the solvent-based sampling method to perform compound-specific isotope analysis on gas-phase VOC11
Sonoelectrochemical degradation of aspirin in aquatic medium using ozone and peroxymonosulfate activated with FeS2 nanoparticles11
On the role of rock matrix to heat transfer in a fracture-rock matrix system11
The nature of gas production patterns associated with methanol degradation in natural aquifer sediments: A microcosm study11
Prediction of transport behavior of nanoparticles using machine learning algorithm: Physical significance of important features11
Three-dimensional modeling for colloid-facilitated contaminant transport with the effect of mobile and immobile sorbents11
Health risk assessment of groundwater nitrogen pollution in Yinchuan plain10
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Characterizing the hydraulic and transport properties of a constructed coarse tailings sand aquifer10
Anaerobic degradation of benzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons in a tar-derived plume: Nitrate versus iron reducing conditions10
Application of the Southwell Plot method to determine equilibrium time in phosphate adsorption10
Unravelling groundwater contamination and health-related implications in semi-arid and cold regions of India10
Hydrological bases of water resources management of the rivers of Northern Kazakhstan10
Variation in urban snow quality indicated by three seasonal sampling surveys conducted in Luleå (Sweden) within a span of 27 years10
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An ice- air-water-NAPL multiphase model for simulating NAPL migration in subsurface system under freeze-thaw condition10
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Does water temperature influence in microcystin production? A case study of Billings Reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil10
A simulation study of in-situ NAPL remediation treatment by using surfactant and foam processes in a military base South Korea10
Understanding the factors contributing to groundwater salinity in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, India9
Surfactant-enhanced in-situ oxidation of DNAPL source zone: Experiments and numerical modeling9
Modeling the competitive sorption and transport of Ni(II) and Zn(II) in soils: Comparing two multicomponent approaches9
Pathways and risk analysis of arsenic and heavy metal pollution in riverine water: Application of multivariate statistics and USEPA-recommended risk assessment models9
Improved Domenico solution for three-dimensional contaminant transport9
Estimation of variability in soil water content in a forested critical-zone experimental catchment in Eastern China9
The critical mixed transport process in remediation agent radial injection into contaminated aquifer plumes9
Technical commentary to: Direct aerobic NSZD of a basalt vadose zone LNAPL source in Hawaii, McHugh et al., JCH #235 (2020)9
Long-term behavior of PFAS in contaminated agricultural soils in Germany9
Temperature-dependent dynamics of electrokinetic conservative and reactive transport in porous media: A model-based analysis9
The correlation between drainage chemistry and weather for full-scale waste rock piles based on artificial neural network8
Feasibility evaluation of a blended cover with activated carbon for in-situ stabilization of DDT in sediment8
Fast and scalable earth texture synthesis using spatially assembled generative adversarial neural networks8
Migration behaviour of LNAPL in fractures filled with porous media: Laboratory experiments and numerical simulations8
Remediation characteristics of surfactant-enhanced air sparging (SEAS) technology on volatile organic compounds contaminated soil with low permeability8
Determining the evaporation and evolution of surface water in a large catchment using isotopes and multiple models8
Is thermal use of groundwater a pollution?8
Legacy pollutants in fractured aquifers: Analytical approximations for back diffusion to predict atrazine concentrations under uncertainty8
Analytical solution of a pollutant transport model for unsaturated soil considering the effects of consolidation and temperature8
Numerical modeling of an abiotic hyporheic mixing-dependent reaction: Chemical evolution of mixing and reactant production zones8
Stream salinity prediction in data-scarce regions: Application of transfer learning and uncertainty quantification8
Hydrogeological environments and radon activities of saline geothermal hot spring sites located along eastern and western coastlines of southern Thailand8
Characterization of DNAPL source zones in clay-sand media via joint inversion of DC resistivity, induced polarization and borehole data7
Delineating the impact of urbanization on the hydrochemistry and quality of groundwater wells in Aba, Nigeria7
Geochemical processes and sensitivity analysis of flow velocity and column depth for effective nickel removal7
Reactive transport modelling as a toolbox to compare remediation strategies for aquifers impacted by uranium in situ recovery7
Multiphase flow behavior of diesel in bog, fen, and swamp peats7
Nano-SiO2 transport and retention in saturated porous medium: Influence of pH, ionic strength, and natural organics7
Experimental study of thermally enhanced recovery of high-viscosity DNAPL in saturated porous media under non-isothermal conditions7
GIS-based multicriteria and artificial neural network (ANN) investigation for the assessment of groundwater vulnerability and pollution hazard in the Braga shallow aquifer (Central Tunisia): A critica7
Groundwater vulnerability assessment of elevated arsenic in Gangetic plain of West Bengal, India; Using primary information, lithological transport, state-of-the-art approaches7
Nanoclays and mineral derivates applied to pesticide water remediation7
Joint identification of contaminant source characteristics and hydraulic conductivity in a tide-influenced coastal aquifer7
Study on spatio-temporal simulation and prediction of regional deep soil moisture using machine learning7
Adsorption and antibacterial studies of a novel hydrogel adsorbent based on ternary eco-polymers doped with sulfonated graphene oxide developed from upcycled plastic waste7
An integrated model to optimize irrigation amount and time in shallow groundwater area under drought conditions7
A mini review of recent advances in environmentally friendly microplastic removal technologies in water systems6
Quantifying groundwater flow variability in a poorly cemented fractured sandstone aquifer to inform in situ remediation6
Hydrochemical analysis and groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation in an arid agricultural area of the Northwest China6
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Natural mineral colloids facilitated transport of EE2 in saturated porous media: Effects of humic acid and conjugate form6
Dynamic process and mechanism of crude oil release from silty intertidal sediment under different influencing factors6
Spectral induced polarization signatures of smoldering remediation enhanced with colloidal activated carbon: An experimental study6
Evaluating backward probability model under various hydrogeologic and hydrologic conditions6
Escherichia coli transport in two acidic soils: Effect of microbially induced calcite precipitation technology6
Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) evaluation of degradation of chlorinated benzenes (CBs) and benzene in a contaminated aquifer6
Pore network and Darcy scale modelling of DNAPL remediation using ethanol flushing: Study of physical properties in DNAPL remediation6
Effectiveness of double-cut-off walls on seawater intrusion and nitrate concentration in unconfined coastal aquifers6
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Application of chitosan-alginate bio composite for adsorption of malathion from wastewater: Characterization and response surface methodology6
Saline groundwaters counteract up-flow of contaminants- implications for radionuclide repositories?6
Study on the treatment of oily wastewater by evaluating the growth process of aggregates in an electrocoagulation reactor6
Simulating degradation of organic compounds accounting for the growth of microorganisms (Monod kinetics) in a fully Lagrangian framework6
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Design and development of novel magnetic Lentinan/PVA nanocomposite for removal of diazinon, malathion, and diclofenac contaminants6
Biodegradation of clopidogrel bisulfate by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida strains isolated from Algerian wastewater6
Transport characteristics of DNA-tagged silica colloids as a colloidal tracer in saturated sand columns; role of solution chemistry, flow velocity, and sand grain size6
The efficient removal of bisphenol A from aqueous solution using an assembled nanocomposite of zero-valent iron nanoparticles/graphene oxide/copper: Adsorption isotherms, kinetic, and thermodynamic st6
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Facilitated transport of ferrihydrite with phosphate under saturated flow conditions6
Measuring and modeling the influence of salinity change on the transport behaviour of Escherichia coli through quartz sand6
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Microplastic patterns in riverine waters and leaf litter: Leaf bag technique to investigate the microplastic accumulation trends in lotic ecosystems6
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Cellulose –Polyvinylalcohol supported magnetic nanocomposites from lentil husk for sequestration of cationic dyes from the aqueous solution: Kinetics, isotherm and reusability studies6
The Mass Transfer Index (MTI): A semi-empirical approach for quantifying transport of solutes in variably saturated porous media5
The path of microplastics through the rare biodiversity estuary region of the northern Bay of Bengal5
Eco-toxicity assessment of polypropylene microplastics in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)5
Rainfall-induced microplastic fate and transport in unsaturated Dutch soils5
Monitoring of in-situ chemical oxidation for remediation of diesel-contaminated soil with electrical resistivity tomography5
Temporary hydraulic barriers using organic gel for enhanced aquifer remediation during groundwater flushing: Bench-scale experiments5
Release estimation of pollutants in river by the variational analysis approach5
An extension of gases-brine mutual solubility models to include geochemical reactions: Modeling and applications5
Spatiotemporal analysis of land use pattern and stream water quality in southern Alberta, Canada5
Insight into heat dissipation in fractured rock influenced by groundwater influx and heat source configurations using numerical analysis5
Elucidating heterogeneous nitrate contamination in a small basement aquifer. A multidisciplinary approach: NO3 isotopes, CFCs-SF6, microbiological activity, geophysics and hydrogeology5
Study on barrier mechanism and application of silico-alkaline sol-modified bentonite cutoff wall materials to lead pollution in lead-zinc tailings pond5
Spatial interpolation of red bed soil moisture in Nanxiong basin, South China5
A numerical investigation to assess changes to displacement front and by-passed zones employing kinetic interface-sensitive tracer5
Factors influencing residual air saturation during consecutive imbibition processes in an air-water two-phase fine sandy medium – A laboratory-scale experimental study5
Zone of flow: A new finding on the characteristics of airflow within the zone of influence during air sparging in aquifers5
Model-based evidence for the relevance of microbial community variability to the efficiency of the anaerobic reductive dechlorination of TCE5
Hydrogeochemical evidence for fluoride sources and enrichment in desert groundwater: A case study of Cherchen River Basin, northwestern China5
Sorption of sulfadiazine and flow modeling in an alluvial deposit of a dry riverbed in the Brazilian semiarid5
Two-dimensional analytical solution for subsurface volatile organic compounds vapor diffusion from a point source in layered unsaturated zone5
A two-way coupled model for the co-transport of two different colloids in porous media5
Enhanced air sparging for groundwater remediation using alginate gel-based removable hydraulic barriers5
Inhibited nanobubble transport in a saturated porous medium: Effects of deposited colloidal particles5
Numerical simulation of multiphase oil behaviors in ice-covered nearshore water5
PFAS Porewater concentrations in unsaturated soil: Field and laboratory comparisons inform on PFAS accumulation at air-water interfaces5
Intra aquifer variations in pesticide sorption during a field injection experiment5
Quantifying climate change impacts on future water resources and salinity transport in a high semi-arid watershed5
Potential pollution assessment of labile trace metals in Xixi River estuary sediments in Xiamen, China5
A fractional derivative model for nuclides transport in heterogeneous fractured media5
Low temperature thermal desorption-chemical oxidation hybrid process for the remediation of organic contaminated model soil: A case study5
The nexus of microplastics, food and antimicrobial resistance in the context of aquatic environment: Interdisciplinary linkages of pathways4
Exploring the combined interplays: Effects of cypermethrin and microplastic exposure on the survival and antioxidant physiology of Astacus leptodactylus4
Favorable and unfavorable attachment of colloids in a discrete sandstone fracture4
A Fractional-order dual-continuum model to capture non-Fickian solute transport in a regional-scale fractured aquifer4
Microplastics in water: Occurrence, fate and removal4
Emerging pollutants characterization, mitigation and toxicity assessment of sewage wastewater treatment plant- India: A case study4
Adsorptive removal of dissolved Iron from groundwater by brown coal – A low-cost adsorbent4
Insight into the relationship between similarity and the degree of equilibrium of contaminant release curves through numerical simulations4
Green metal oxides coated biochar nanocomposites preparation and its utilization in vertical flow constructed wetlands for reactive dye removal: Performance and kinetics studies4
Microplastics in multi-environmental compartments: Research advances, media, and global management scenarios4
Quantification of denitrification rate in shallow groundwater using the single-well, push-pull test technique4
Interplay of compound pollutants with microplastics transported in saturated porous media: Effect of co-existing graphene oxide and tetracycline4
Understanding and addressing microplastic pollution: Impacts, mitigation, and future perspectives4
Phytoextraction of anthropogenic heavy metal contamination of the Blesbokspruit wetland: Potential of wetland macrophytes4
Study on remote sensing inversion and temporal-spatial variation of Hulun lake water quality based on machine learning4
Experimental study of foam propagation and stability in highly permeable porous media under lateral water flow: Diverting groundwater for application to soil remediation4
Hydraulic conductivity of soil-bentonite backfill comprised of SHMP-amended Ca-bentonite to Cr(VI)-impacted groundwater4
Spatial and temporal distributions of microplastics and their macroscopic relationship with algal blooms in Chaohu Lake, China4
Microplastics in a small river: Occurrence and influencing factors along the river Oker, Northern Germany4
Innovative use of recycled aluminum adsorbent for methylene blue adsorption and post-application for soil stabilization4
Travel time-based modelling of nitrate reduction in a fractured limestone aquifer by pyrite and iron carbonates under pore size limitation4
Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in conventional drinking water treatment processes4
A novel co-processed olive tree leaves biomass for lead adsorption from contaminated water4
Influence of pH on bioclogging in porous media during managed aquifer recharge (MAR): Effectiveness and mechanism4
Spatiotemporal characteristics of agricultural nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to water and its source identification: A case in Bamen Bay,China4
Identifying susceptible groundwater contamination zones in western Odisha of India using hydro-geochemical and geospatial approaches4
Removal of trichloroethene from thin clay lenses by electrical resistance heating: Laboratory experiments and the effects of gas saturation4
Statistical and machine learning analysis for the application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation as a physical barrier to control seawater intrusion4
Predictive modeling of selected trace elements in groundwater using hybrid algorithms of iterative classifier optimizer4
Geochemical evaluation of Washita-Fredericksburg formation as a carbon storage reservoir4
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