A review of colloid transport in fractured rocks

W Zhang, X Tang, N Weisbrod, Z Guan - Journal of Mountain Science, 2012 - Springer
Recent recognition of colloid and colloida-ssociated transport of strongly sorbing
contaminants in fractured rocks highlights the importance of exploring the transport behavior …

Effect of gravity on colloid transport through water-saturated columns packed with glass beads: modeling and experiments

CV Chrysikopoulos, VI Syngouna - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The role of gravitational force on colloid transport in water-saturated columns packed with
glass beads was investigated. Transport experiments were performed with colloids (clays …

Attachment of bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 onto kaolinite and montmorillonite: Extended-DLVO interactions

CV Chrysikopoulos, VI Syngouna - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2012 - Elsevier
This study aims to gain insights into the interaction of virus particles with clay colloids.
Bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 were used as model viruses and kaolinite (KGa-1b) and …

Cotransport of clay colloids and viruses in water saturated porous media

VI Syngouna, CV Chrysikopoulos - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study examines the cotransport of clay colloids and viruses in laboratory packed
columns. Bacteriophages MS2 and ΦX174 were used as model viruses, kaolinite (kGa-1b) …

Management of aquifer recharge in Lebanon by removing seawater intrusion from coastal aquifers

C Masciopinto - Journal of environmental management, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigates the feasibility of management of aquifer recharge (MAR) in Lebanon
by designing well barriers to remove seawater intrusion from the fractured carbonate …

Mathematical modeling of colloid and virus cotransport in porous media: Application to experimental data

VE Katzourakis, CV Chrysikopoulos - Advances in water resources, 2014 - Elsevier
A conceptual mathematical model was developed to describe the simultaneous transport
(cotransport) of viruses and colloids in three-dimensional, water saturated, homogeneous …

Cotransport of Pseudomonas putida and kaolinite particles through water‐saturated columns packed with glass beads

IA Vasiliadou… - Water Resources Research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study is focused on Pseudomonas putida bacteria transport in porous media in the
presence of suspended kaolinite clay particles. Experiments were performed with bacteria …

Experimental investigation of virus and clay particles cotransport in partially saturated columns packed with glass beads

VI Syngouna, CV Chrysikopoulos - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Suspended clay particles in groundwater can play a significant role as carriers of viruses,
because, depending on the physicochemical conditions, clay particles may facilitate or …

Transition from non-Fickian to Fickian longitudinal transport through 3-D rough fractures: Scale-(in) sensitivity and roughness dependence

L Wang, MB Cardenas - Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding transport in rough fractures from non-Fickian to Fickian regimes and the
prediction of non-Fickian transport is critical for the development of new transport theories …

Fate and transport of pathogens in a fractured aquifer in the Salento area, Italy

C Masciopinto, R La Mantia… - Water Resources …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the fate and transport of pathogens introduced by artificial
groundwater recharge at the Nardò fractured aquifer in the Salento area, Italy. Wastewater …