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F. Cangialosi, L. Liberti, M Notarnicola, D. Petruzzelli, P. Cavamuscio & G. Belz

Abstract

Evaluation of high density oil dissolution in saturated porous media for petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated sites F. cangialosil, L. ~ibertil, M. ~otarnicola', D. ~etruzzelli', P. cararnuscio2 & G. ~ e l z ~ I Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari, Taranto, Italy. 'ENEL Produzione Ricerca, Brindisi, Italy. Abstract To better understand the environmental behaviour of fuel oil used in the power industry ( Fuel oil no.6), in case of accidental spilling in groundwater, a two-step experimental study with laboratory batch equilibrations and with a twodimensional physical model of aquifer was carried-out. Preliminary characterisation of the the oil mixture included determination of boiling points distribution of homologue class of hidrocarbons, followed by determination of mass transfer coefficients at the water-oil iterface of relevant BTX, PAH and TPH substrates. Effective solubilities of SWSCs (Slightly water soluble compounds) were obtained and an emp

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