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Unraveling the Fate and Transport of DNAPLs in Heterogeneous Aquifer Systems—A Critical Review and Bibliometric Analysis

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  • Abhay Guleria

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi 110016, India)

  • Pankaj Kumar Gupta

    (Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi 110016, India)

  • Sumedha Chakma

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi 110016, India)

  • Brijesh Kumar Yadav

    (Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India)

Abstract

Dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) in the subsurface environment beyond the permissible limit poses a threat to human health and a suite of ecological services. An accurate prediction of the concentration and mass fluxes of DNAPL at environmentally sensitive locations and their temporal variations can be obtained using robust and efficient fate and transport mathematical models. Thus, this study evaluated 412 articles published from 1990 to 2022 utilizing the Scopus ® database to provide a quantitative overview of the present trends and future perspectives of the DNAPL transport research field, especially fate and transport models via bibliometric analysis. The major findings of the published literature based on the scale of the study and type of modeling framework, relationships of governing parameters with a scale of study, and recent developments in the mathematical models were discussed. The country-citation analysis revealed the USA and Canada as leading countries in DNAPL fate and transport research field. The findings of this study uncovered a need for studies considering low-permeability and stagnant regions, as well as the variable nature of the flow, transport, and reaction parameters to understand the complex plume evolution dynamics of DNAPLs under field-scale conditions. The nonlinear interactions between various flow and transport phenomena should be quantified during a model’s development by applying spatial- and time-varying global sensitivity analyses. The outcomes of the bibliometric survey, visual analysis, and concise review presented in this study can provide a wide range of references, emerging topics, and prospects to emphasize less focused on topics of DNAPL transport research.

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  • Abhay Guleria & Pankaj Kumar Gupta & Sumedha Chakma & Brijesh Kumar Yadav, 2023. "Unraveling the Fate and Transport of DNAPLs in Heterogeneous Aquifer Systems—A Critical Review and Bibliometric Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-20, May.
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