Journal
JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY
Volume 181, Issue -, Pages 102-113Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.05.010
Keywords
Viruses; Dense colloids; Cotransport; Mathematical modeling; Porous media; Gravity effects
Funding
- European Union (European Social Fund-ESF)
- Greek National Funds through the Operational program Education and Lifelong Learning under the action Aristeia I [1185]
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A three-dimensional numerical model was developed to investigate the simultaneous transport (cotransport) of dense colloids and viruses in homogeneous, water saturated, porous media with horizontal uniform flow. The dense colloids are assumed to exist in two different phases: suspended in the aqueous phase, and attached reversibly and/or irreversibly onto the solid matrix. The viruses are assumed to exist in four different phases: suspended in aqueous phase, attached onto the solid matrix, attached onto suspended colloids, and attached onto colloids already attached onto the solid matrix. The viruses in each of the four phases are assumed to undergo inactivation with different rates. Moreover, the suspended dense colloids as well as viruses attached onto suspended dense colloids are assumed to exhibit a restricted settling velocity as a consequence of the gravitational force; whereas, viruses due to their small sizes and densities are assumed to have negligible restricted settling velocity. The governing differential equations were solved numerically with the finite difference schemes, implicitly or explicitly implemented. Model simulations have shown that the presence of dense colloid particles can either enhance or hinder the horizontal transport of viruses, but also can increase the vertical migration of viruses. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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