Gas-phase partitioning tracer test method for water content measurement: Evaluating efficacy for a range of porous-medium textures

Sheng Peng; Mark L. Brusseau

doi:10.2136/vzj2004.0159

Gas-phase partitioning tracer test method for water content measurement: Evaluating efficacy for a range of porous-medium textures

Sheng Peng, Mark L. Brusseau

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Gas-phase partitioning tracer tests were conducted to measure water content for several porous media with different mean particle diameters and particle-size distributions. Methane was used as the nonreactive tracer and difluoromethane was used as the water-partitioning tracer. Water contents determined from the tracer-test results were similar to values measured gravimetrically. These results support the utility of the gas-phase tracer method for measuring water content in a variety of porous media.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	881-884
Number of pages	4
Journal	Vadose Zone Journal
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2004.0159
State	Published - Aug 2005

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