BEM 3201 - A spill from a gasoline tank
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Updated on: 03/10/2017 07:29 AM Due on: 03/10/2017
A spill from a gasoline tank releases benzene, toluene, ethylene, and xylene (BTEX) and methyl-tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) into the subsurface. The spill travels through the vadose zone and into the saturated zone. The Kow of the BTEX compounds is higher than the Kowof MTBE. What is the significance of the Kowin this scenario? How do we obtain the Kowinformation? Will the MTBE plume or the BTEX plume travel further into the saturated zone? Why?
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Solution: BEM 3201 - A spill from a gasoline tank