The Effect of Matrix Properties and Preferential Pathways on the Transport of Escherichia coli RS2-GFP in Single, Saturated, Variable-Aperture Fractures

Fractured aquifers are a relatively under-studied area of groundwater science particularly because of the heterogeneities present in fractures which make it difficult to understand and predict the transport and retention of contaminants. This research was designed to elucidate some of the factors that contribute to particle transport and retention in fractures using solute and particle tracers in a natural rock fracture and a transparent epoxy …