The fate of heavy metal particles in the environment is important because they tend to be reactive, mobile, and highly toxic

H. Magdi Selim, H. Magdi Selim; Michael C. Amacher;

IntroductionOverviewEquilibrium Retention ModelsGeneral Isotherm EquationsAsymptotic BehaviorMethods of Obtaining and Analyzing Kinetic DataBasic Kinetic ConceptsTypes of Reactions in Soil EnvironmentsMethods of Obtaining Kinetic DataData Analysis MethodsEffects of Experimental Variables on Rate FunctionsColumn Transport MethodsKinetic Retention ApproachesSingle-Reaction ModelsMultiple-Reaction ModelsSensitivity AnalysisApplicationsTransportContinuity EquationTransport MechanismSteady-State FlowBoundary and Initial ConditionsExact SolutionsEstimation of DOther Exact SolutionsNonlinear Retention and TransportNumerical SolutionSensitivity AnalysisApplicationsA Second-Order Two-Site Transport ModelSecond-Order KineticsTransport ModelSensitivity AnalysisKineticsTransportApplicationsEstimation of Smax and F