Effects of Dead‐End Fractures on Non‐Fickian Transport in Three‐Dimensional Discrete Fracture Networks

S Yoon, JD Hyman, WS Han… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding mechanistic causes of non‐Fickian transport in fractured media is important
for many hydrogeologic processes and subsurface applications. This study elucidates the …

Internal biofilm heterogeneities enhance solute mixing and chemical reactions in porous media

I Markale, M Carrel, DL Kurz, VL Morales… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bacterial biofilms can form in porous media that are of interest in industrial applications
ranging from medical implants to biofilters as well as in environmental applications such as …

Anomalous transport through free-flow-porous media interface: Pore-scale simulation and predictive modeling

JS Kim, PK Kang - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
Pore-scale velocity and turbulence structures near streambeds may control solute transport
and dispersion in streams. In this study, pore-scale flow and transport simulations are …

Stream solute tracer timescales changing with discharge and reach length confound process interpretation

NM Schmadel, AS Ward, MJ Kurz… - Water Resources …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Improved understanding of stream solute transport requires meaningful comparison of
processes across a wide range of discharge conditions and spatial scales. At reach scales …

Modeling contaminant microbes in rivers during both baseflow and stormflow

JD Drummond, T Aquino… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rivers transport contaminant microorganisms (including fecal indicator bacteria and human
pathogens) long distances downstream of diffuse and point sources, posing a human health …

Shear dispersion in a capillary tube with a porous wall

M Dejam, H Hassanzadeh, Z Chen - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2016 - Elsevier
An analytical expression is presented for the shear dispersion during solute transport in a
coupled system comprised of a capillary tube and a porous medium. The dispersion …

Effects of turbulent hyporheic mixing on reach‐scale transport

KR Roche, A Li, D Bolster, GJ Wagner… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Turbulence causes rapid mixing of solutes and fine particles between open channel flow
and coarse‐grained streambeds. Turbulent mixing is known to control hyporheic exchange …

Contributions of biofilm-induced flow heterogeneities to solute retention and anomalous transport features in porous media

LJ Perez, R Parashar, A Plymale, TD Scheibe - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial biofilms are ubiquitous within porous media and the dynamics of their growth
influence surface and subsurface flow patterns which impacts the physical properties of …

Covariation in patterns of turbulence‐driven hyporheic flow and denitrification enhances reach‐scale nitrogen removal

A Li, AF Aubeneau, D Bolster, JL Tank… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Coinjections of conservative tracers and nutrients are commonly used to assess travel time
distributions and nutrient removal in streams. However, in‐stream tracer data often lack …

Effects of microplastics and earthworm burrows on soil macropore water flow within a laboratory soil column setup

M Yu, M van Der Ploeg, X Ma, CJ Ritsema… - Vadose Zone …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Several earlier studies reported that microplastics (MP) accumulated on soil surfaces could
be transported into the subsoil and ingested by soil biota, such as earthworms. The present …