Straining phenomena in bacteria transport through natural porous media |
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Authors: | Jaime Díaz Manuel Rendueles Mario Díaz |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology,University of Oviedo,Oviedo,Spain |
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Abstract: | Background, aim, and scope Transport of bacteria through natural porous media is an issue of increasing concern arising in several very important environmental
processes. These include the percolation of bacteria from fecal waste to drinking water reservoirs, thus leading to a risk
for human health, or the bioremediation of contaminated soils in which the bacteria are expected to travel long distances
underground in order to reach contaminated areas and degrade chemicals originating from accidental spills. An understanding
of bacterial retention and transport mechanisms in porous media would be of great help in the development of models able to
predict the distance covered by bacterial suspensions in these situations. |
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