Transport in Porous Media, Vol.30, No.1, 87-112, 1998
Three-dimensional analytical models for virus transport in saturated porous media
Analytical models for virus transport in saturated, homogeneous porous media are developed. The models account for three-dimensional dispersion in a uniform flow field, and first-order inactivation of suspended and deposited viruses with different inactivation rate coefficients. Virus deposition onto solid particles is described by two different processes: nonequilibrium adsorption which is applicable to viruses behaving as solutes; and colloid filtration which is applicable to viruses behaving as colloids. The governing virus transport equations are solved analytically by employing Laplace/Fourier transform techniques. Instantaneous and continuous/periodic virus loadings from a point source are examined.
Keywords:SOLUTE TRANSPORT;CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT;SANDY AQUIFER;BACTERIA;DISSOLUTION;GROUNDWATER;DISPERSION;1ST-TYPE;MOVEMENT;SOILS