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John Chatzis
Back to facultyDistinguished Professor EmeritusDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo
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Simulating the evolution of an ethanol and gasoline source zone within the capillary fringe
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology · 2008 · senior author
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Simulating the evolution of an ethanol and gasoline source zone within the capillary fringe
Soonyoung Yu, Juliana Gardenalli de Freitas, Andre J. A. Unger, James F. Barker, John Chatzis
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology200846 citationsSenior author
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