Pedosphere 8(2): 149--154, 1998
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©1998 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Modelling simultaneous transport of bioreactive solutes and microorganisms in porous media |
| Y. TAN1 and LI Zhen-Gao2 |
1 CSIRO Land, Water, GPO Box 666, ACT 60 Canberra (Australia)
2 Institute of Soil Science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 821, Nanjing 210008 (China) |
| ABSTRACT |
| Recent years have seen the development of a number of mathematical models for the description of the simultaneous transport of microorganisms and bioreactive solutes in porous media. Most models are based on the advection-dispersion equation, with terms added to account for interactions with the surfaces of the solid matrix, transformations and microbial activities. Those models based on the advection-dispersion equation have all been shown to represent laboratory experimental data adequately although various assumptions have been made concerning the porescale distribution of bacteria. This paper provides an overview of the recent work on modelling the transport and fate of microorganisms and bioreactive solutes in porous media and examines the different assumptions regarding the pore scale distribution of microorganisms. |
| Key Words: bioreactive solutes, microorganisms, porous media, transport |
| Citation: Tan, Y. and Li, Z. G. 1998. Modelling simultaneous transport of bioreactive solutes and microorganisms in porous media. Pedosphere. 8(2): 149-154. |
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