Published Article: Update to the Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Infiltration Conceptual Model
June 21, 2023
The 1970s oil spill model has described the infiltration of oil (light nonaqueous phase liquid or LNAPL) into the subsurface resulting in an oil pancake depressing the water table within the capillary fringe. An update to the 1970s model is needed because, according to the discussion by Lenhard et al., "LNAPL-saturated 'pancakes' do not exist."
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