Search Results - "Boufadel, Michel C."

The influence of evaporation and rainfall on supratidal groundwater dynamics and salinity structure in a sandy beach by Geng, Xiaolong, Boufadel, Michel C.

“…Evaporation has been recognized as a major driving force affecting coastal aquifer systems. However, its effects on subsurface flow and salinity structure have…”
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Long-term persistence of oil from the Exxon Valdez spill in two-layer beaches by Li, Hailong, Boufadel, Michel C

“…Oil spilled from the tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989 (refs 1, 2) persists in the subsurface of gravel beaches in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The contamination…”
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Impacts of Evaporation‐Induced Groundwater Upwelling on Mixing Dynamics in Shallow Wetlands by Geng, Xiaolong, Boufadel, Michel C., Li, Hailong, Na Nagara, Viravid, Lee, Kenneth

“…Groundwater mixing dynamics play a crucial role in the biogeochemical cycling of shallow wetlands. In this paper, we conducted groundwater simulations to…”
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A kernel-modulated SIR model for Covid-19 contagious spread from county to continent by Geng, Xiaolong, Katul, Gabriel G., Gerges, Firas, Bou-Zeid, Elie, Nassif, Hani, Boufadel, Michel C.

“…The tempo-spatial patterns of Covid-19 infections are a result of nested personal, societal, and political decisions that involve complicated epidemiological…”
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A-DROP: A predictive model for the formation of oil particle aggregates (OPAs) by Zhao, Lin, Boufadel, Michel C., Geng, Xiaolong, Lee, Kenneth, King, Thomas, Robinson, Brian, Fitzpatrick, Faith

“…Oil–particle interactions play a major role in removal of free oil from the water column. We present a new conceptual–numerical model, A-DROP, to predict oil…”
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Groundwater Flow and Moisture Dynamics in the Swash Zone: Effects of Heterogeneous Hydraulic Conductivity and Capillarity by Geng, Xiaolong, Heiss, James W., Michael, Holly A., Boufadel, Michel C., Lee, Kenneth

“…A density‐dependent, variably saturated groundwater flow and solute transport model was used to investigate the influence of swash motions on subsurface flow…”
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Bacteria forming drag-increasing streamers on a drop implicates complementary fates of rising deep-sea oil droplets by White, Andrew R., Jalali, Maryam, Boufadel, Michel C., Sheng, Jian

“…Competing time scales involved in rapid rising micro-droplets in comparison to substantially slower biodegradation processes at oil-water interfaces highlights…”
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Dispersants as marine oil spill treating agents: a review on mesoscale tests and field trials by Merlin, Francois, Zhu, Zhiwen, Yang, Min, Chen, Bing, Lee, Kenneth, Boufadel, Michel C., Isaacman, Lisa, Zhang, Baiyu

“…The increasing oil demand and busy waterways highlight the importance of oil spill preparedness and responses. Dispersants attract attention as an effective…”
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Oil droplets transport due to irregular waves: Development of large-scale spreading coefficients by Geng, Xiaolong, Boufadel, Michel C., Ozgokmen, Tamay, King, Thomas, Lee, Kenneth, Lu, Youyu, Zhao, Lin

“…The movement of oil droplets due to waves and buoyancy was investigated by assuming an irregular sea state following a JONSWAP spectrum and four buoyancy…”
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Correction to: Dispersants as marine oil spill treating agents: a review on mesoscale tests and field trials by Merlin, Francois, Zhu, Zhiwen, Yang, Min, Chen, Bing, Lee, Kenneth, Boufadel, Michel C., Isaacman, Lisa, Zhang, Baiyu

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A new paradigm in oil spill modeling for decision making? by Boufadel, Michel C, Geng, Xiaolong

“…Contingency plans for large oil spills rely on conducting numerical simulations that would predict the probable transport and fate of oil. Oil spill models…”
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Tide-induced head fluctuations in a confined aquifer with sediment covering its outlet at the sea floor by Li, H, Li, G, Boufadel, M.C

“…A confined coastal aquifer usually extends under the sea for some distance with its submarine outlet covered by a thin layer of sediment with properties…”
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VDROP: A comprehensive model for droplet formation of oils and gases in liquids - Incorporation of the interfacial tension and droplet viscosity by Zhao, Lin, Torlapati, Jagadish, Boufadel, Michel C., King, Thomas, Robinson, Brian, Lee, Kenneth

“…•Both interfacial tension and oil viscosities were considered as resistance forces.•A new formulation of time dependent breakage efficiency was…”
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Bioremediation of the Exxon Valdez oil in Prince William Sound beaches by Boufadel, Michel C., Geng, Xiaolong, Short, Jeff

“…Oil from the Exxon Valdez laden with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) has persisted on some beaches in Prince William Sound, Alaska, >20years after these…”
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Impacts of evaporation on subsurface flow and salt accumulation in a tidally influenced beach by Geng, Xiaolong, Boufadel, Michel C.

“…We coupled a mass‐transfer formulation of evaporation to the density‐dependent variably saturated finite element model MARUN to predict the salinity under…”
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Numerical Study of Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Beach Aquifers Subjected to Tides by Geng, Xiaolong, Boufadel, Michel C., Rajaram, Harihar, Cui, Fangda, Lee, Kenneth, An, Chunjiang

“…A numerical study, based on a variably saturated groundwater flow model within a Monto Carlo framework, was conducted to investigate flow and solute transport…”
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Mobilization of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soils with different organic matter contents by Dhulia, Anirban, Abou-Khalil, Charbel, Kewalramani, Jitendra, Sarkar, Dibyendu, Boufadel, Michel C.

“…There is considerable interest in addressing soils contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) because of the PFAS in the environment and…”
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Modeling impacts of river hydrodynamics on fate and transport of microplastics in riverine environments by Geng, Xiaolong, Boufadel, Michel C., Lopez, Edward P.

“…Microplastics pose a significant and growing threat to marine ecosystems and human health. Rivers serve as critical pathways for the entry of inland-produced…”
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A Review on Multiphase Underwater Jets and Plumes: Droplets, Hydrodynamics, and Chemistry by Boufadel, Michel C., Socolofsky, Scott, Katz, Joseph, Yang, Di, Daskiran, Cosan, Dewar, William

“…Jets and plumes have been the focus of quantitative investigations since the mid‐1950s. These investigations intensified following the Deepwater Horizon oil…”
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A perspective on quantifying resilience: Combining community and infrastructure capitals by Gerges, Firas, Assaad, Rayan H., Nassif, Hani, Bou-Zeid, Elie, Boufadel, Michel C.

“…The resilience of communities has emerged as a major goal in policy and practice. Cities, states, and counties within the United States and around the world…”
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