2016
Colloid Mobilization in a Fractured Soil: Effect of Pore-Water Exchange between Preferential Flow Paths and Soil Matrix
Mohanty SK, Saiers JE, Ryan JN. Colloid Mobilization in a Fractured Soil: Effect of Pore-Water Exchange between Preferential Flow Paths and Soil Matrix. Environmental Science And Technology 2016, 50: 2310-2317. PMID: 26829659, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreferential flow pathsSoil matrixExchange of waterRelease of colloidsColloid mobilizationIntact soil coresIonic strengthFlow pathsPore water exchangeContaminated soil matrixPore water chemistrySoil coresSoil heterogeneitySoil colloidsColloid-associated contaminantsEffluent colloid concentrationsWater chemistryCertain ionic strengthPore waterRainfall solutionsSoilDifferent ionic strengthsFractured soils
2015
Effects of dissolved organic matter on the co-transport of mineral colloids and sorptive contaminants
Cheng T, Saiers JE. Effects of dissolved organic matter on the co-transport of mineral colloids and sorptive contaminants. Journal Of Contaminant Hydrology 2015, 177: 148-157. PMID: 25938867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColloid-facilitated transportNatural organic matterMineral colloidsOrganic matterCs-137Influence of NOMDissolved organic matterEffects of NOMGroundwater qualityVadose zoneSorptive contaminantsSubsurface environmentsPresence of NOMSolute transportColloid mobilityRadioactive contaminantsTransportContaminantsColloidsSedimentsImportant implicationsMatterZonePorous mediaColumn