Kevin Mumford, Publications

 

Publications  |  Research Interests

Journal Publications

 

Mumford, K.G., K.M. O'Carroll (2011), Dynamic effects in capillary pressure: exploring wettability and dynamic contact angle effects using bundle-of-tubes simulations, Vadose Zone Journal, 10, 1162-1172.

Krol, M.M., K.G. Mumford, R.L. Johnson, B.E. Sleep (2011), Modeling discrete gas bubble formation and mobilization during subsurface heating of contaminated zones, Advances in Water Resources, 34(4), 537-549.

O’Carroll, D.M., K.G. Mumford, L.M. Abriola, J.I. Gerhard (2010), The influence of wettability variations on dynamic effects in capillary pressure, Water Resources Research, 46, W08505.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2010), The effect of spontaneous gas expansion and mobilization on the aqueous-phase concentrations above a dense non-aqueous phase liquid pool, Advances in Water Resources, 33, 504-513.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2009), New observations of gas-phase expansion above a non-aqueous phase liquid pool, Vadose Zone Journal, 8(2), 404-410.

Mumford, K.G., S.E. Dickson, J.E. Smith (2009), Slow gas expansion in saturated natural porous media by gas injection and partitioning with non-aqueous phase liquids, Advances in Water Resources, 32, 29-40.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2008), Mass flux from a non-aqueous phase liquid pool considering spontaneous expansion of a discontinuous gas phase, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 98, 85-96.

Mumford, K.G., J.F. MacGregor, S.E. Dickson, R.H. Frappa (2007), Multivariate analysis of groundwater and soil data from a waste disposal site, Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, Winter 2007, 92-102.

Mumford, K.G., N.R. Thomson, R.M. Allen-King (2005), Bench-scale investigation of permanganate natural oxidant demand kinetics, Environmental Science and Technology, 39(8), 2835-2840.

Mumford, K.G., C. Lamarche, N.R. Thomson (2004), Natural oxidant demand of aquifer materials using the push-pull technique with permanganate, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 130(10), 1139-1146.

 

Conference Publications

O’Carroll, D.M., K.G. Mumford, D. Or, F. Moebius (2011), Non-equilibrium Capillarity Effects – Insights from REV and pore scale experiments, Presented at the 2011 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011.

Krol, M.M., K.G. Mumford, R.L. Johnson, B.E. Sleep (2011), Mass Transport by Gas Bubble Flow during Subsurface Thermal Remediation, Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011.

Hegele, P.R., K.G. Mumford (2011), Modeling discontinuous gas flow for remediation in heterogeneous media, In proceedings of the 2011 Pan-Am Canadian Geotechnical Society Geotechnical Conference, Toronto, ON, October 2-6, 2011.

Krol, M.M., K.G. Mumford, R.L. Johnson, B.E. Sleep (2010), Effect of gas bubble mobilization on contaminant transport during thermal remediation, Abstract H53F-1134,  Poster presentation at the 2010 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010.

Hegele, P.R., K.G. Mumford (2010), Analysis and simulation of gas flow in saturated porous media, Poster presentation at the Queen’s University Water Research Group Student Symposium, Kingston, ON, September 24, 2010.

Mustafa, N., K.G. Mumford, D.M. O’Carroll, J.I Gerhard (2010) Assessing the risk of organic contaminants at off-site receptors, Poster presentation at the 2010 Canadian Brownfield Conference, Toronto, ON, November 1-3, 2010.

Mumford, K.G., D.M. O’Carroll (2010), Effect of contact line friction on dynamic effects in capillary pressure, Poster presentation at the 2010 Gordon Research Conference for Flow and Transport in Permeable Media, Lewiston, ME, July 11-16, 2010.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2010), Transport of volatile contaminants in groundwater by gas expansion and mobilization above a dense nonaqueous phase liquid pool, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(11) Supplement 1, A737, Presented at the 2010 Goldschmidt conference in Knoxville, TN, June13-18, 2010.

Mumford, K.G., D.M. O’Carroll, L.M. Abriola, J.I Gerhard (2009), The influence of wettability variations on dynamic effects in capillary pressure, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H43E-1076,  Poster presentation at the 2009 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14-18, 2009.

Mumford, K.G., D.M. O’Carroll, L.M. Abriola (2009), The role of wettability in dynamic capillary pressure: fundamental considerations, Poster presentation at the 2009 AGU Joint Assembly, Toronto, ON, May 24-27, 2009.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2009), Characterization of gas flow during the slow expansion of discontinuous gas due to DNAPL partitioning, Poster presentation at the 2009 AGU Joint Assembly, Toronto, ON, May 24-27, 2009.

Papini, A.B., K.G. Mumford, J.I Gerhard, D.M. O’Carroll (2009), Investigation of a novel fibre optic system for tracking pollutants in groundwater, Poster presentation at the 2009 Rising Stars of Research, Vancouver, BC, August 19-22, 2009.

Basu Roy, D.A., K.G. Mumford, J.I Gerhard, D.M. O’Carroll (2009), Using alternative substances to study dissolution of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in porous media, Poster at the 2009 Rising Stars of Research, Vancouver, BC, August 19-22, 2009.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2008), Spontaneous expansion and mobilization of discontinuous gas above DNAPL pools, Presented at the 2008 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 14-19, 2008.

Mumford, K.G., J.W. Roy, J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2008), Spontaneous gas expansion in DNAPL source zones – from oops to insight, Plenary presentation, Presented at the 61st Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 9th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, September 21-24, 2008.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2008), Unstable gas flow driven by the mass transfer from non-aqueous phase liquids in porous media, Poster presentation at the 2008 Gordon Research Conference for Flow and Transport in Permeable Media, Oxford, UK, July 13-18, 2008.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2008), Spontaneous gas expansion above a DNAPL pool, Presented at the 2008 SyNRGS Groundwater Symposium, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, May 27-28, 2008.

Mumford, K.G., J.E. Smith, S.E. Dickson (2007), Mass transfer from a NAPL pool in the presence of an expanding, mobile, discontinuous gas phase: experimental study, Poster presentation at the 2007 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 10-14, 2007.

MacKinnon, L.K., E.E. Cox, J. Konzuk, E.D. Hood, K.G. Mumford, and N.R. Thomson (2002), Evaluation of chemical oxidation and bioremediation for COVs in fractured bedrock,  In Proceedings from the 3rd Int. Conf. on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 20-23, 2002.

Mumford, K.G., N.R. Thomson, R.M. Allen-King (2002), Investigating natural oxidant demand reactions, Poster at the 2nd Int. Conf.  on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for the In Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater, Toronto, ON, Nov 17-22, 2002.

Mumford, K.G., C. Lamarche, and N.R. Thomson (2002), Determination of natural oxidant demand using push-pull tests, In Proceedings from the 2nd Int. Conf. on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for the In Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater, Toronto, ON, Nov 17-22, 2002.

Mumford, K.G., N.R. Thomson, and R.M. Allen-King (2002), Investigating the kinetic nature of natural oxidant demand during ISCO, In Proceedings from the 3rd Int. Conf. on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 20-23, 2002.

Mumford, K.G., N.R. Thomson, L.K. MacKinnon, E. E. Cox, and E. D. Hood (2002), Design of treatability studies for permanganate oxidation in fractured rock, Poster presentation at the 3rd Int. Conf. on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, California, May 20-23, 2002.

Mumford, K.G., and N.R. Thomson (2001), Kinetic impact of natural oxidant demand on ISCO: A numerical investigation, In Proceedings from the 1st Int. Conf. on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for In-Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater, Niagara Falls, Canada, May 20-23, 2001.

 

Technical Reports

Dickson, S.E., K.G. Mumford, S. Hamel (2008), Belwood Landfill Site Report on Principal Component Analysis of Groundwater Data, Report to SNC-Lavalin Inc., McMaster University, January 2008.

Molson, J.W., N.R. Thomson, J.F. Barker, J.F. Devlin, and K.G. Mumford (2001), Independent assessment and review of criteria for the development of Canada wide standards for petroleum hydrocarbons – models used and assumptions, Report to the Ontario Ministry of Environment, University of Waterloo, March 2001.