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Ronald W. Falta is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States and has contributed to the field of Environmental Science through a focused body of research. Their work covers multiple subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanics of Materials, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their research primarily addresses issues related to groundwater flow and contamination studies, with additional focus on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), groundwater and isotope geochemistry, toxic organic pollutants impact, radioactive element chemistry and processing, soil and unsaturated flow, and environmental remediation using nanomaterials.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ronald W. Falta include:

  • Impact of matrix diffusion on the migration of groundwater plumes for Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and other non-degradable compounds, 2022, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Vertical Discretization Impact in Numerical Modeling of Matrix Diffusion in Contaminated Groundwater, 2020, Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
  • Chlorinated Ethene Degradation Rate Coefficients Simulated with Intact Sandstone Core Microcosms, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Use of semi-analytical and dual-porosity models for simulating matrix diffusion in systems with parallel fractures, 2022, Advances in Water Resources
  • Hydrogeologic and geomorphic processes in a karst landscape and seasonably-cold climate: Linking spatial distribution and morphometric dynamics of closed depressions to bedrock fractures in a wastewater spray irrigated agricultural and forest system located at the site of the Living Filter in Central Pennsylvania, United States, 2023, Agricultural Water Management

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include:

  • Charles J. Newell
  • Lawrence C. Murdoch
  • David T. Adamson
  • Rong Yu
  • David L. Freedman

Ronald W. Falta has published multiple papers in reputed venues, often contributing to:

  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Advances in Water Resources

The disciplinary scope of their work emphasizes environmental contamination, hydrogeologic processes, and the chemical behavior of pollutants in groundwater systems. Their investigations span experimental, numerical modeling, and field study approaches aimed at understanding contaminant transport and degradation under various hydrogeologic conditions.

Best Publications

  • Density-driven flow of gas in the unsaturated zone due to the evaporation of volatile organic compounds

    Ronald W. Falta;Iraj Javandel;Karsten Pruess;Paul A. Witherspoon

  • Numerical modeling of steam injection for the removal of nonaqueous phase liquids from the subsurface. 1. Numerical formulation

    Ronald W. Falta;Karsten Pruess;Iraj Javandel;Paul A. Witherspoon

  • Assessing the impacts of partial mass depletion in DNAPL source zones: I. Analytical modeling of source strength functions and plume response

    Ronald W. Falta;P. Suresh Rao;Nandita Basu

  • Numerical Simulation of Air Sparging for Remediation of NAPL Contamination

    John E. McCray;Ronald W. Falta

  • Analytical solutions for steady state gas flow to a soil vapor extraction well

    Chao Shan;Ronald W. Falta;Iraj Javandel

  • Numerical modeling of steam injection for the removal of nonaqueous phase liquids from the subsurface: 2. Code validation and application

    Ronald W. Falta;Karsten Pruess;Iraj Javandel;Paul A. Witherspoon

  • Hysteretic trapping and relative permeability of CO2 in sandstone at reservoir conditions

    Catherine Ruprecht;Ronny Pini;Ronald Falta;Sally Benson

  • Assessing impacts of partial mass depletion in DNAPL source zones: II. Coupling source strength functions to plume evolution.

    Ronald W. Falta;Nandita Basu;P. Suresh Rao

  • Vadose zone : science and technology solutions

    Brian B. Looney;Ronald W. Falta

  • Micromodel investigations of CO2 exsolution from carbonated water in sedimentary rocks

    Lin Zuo;Changyong Zhang;Ronald W. Falta;Sally M. Benson

  • An Experimental Study of CO2 Exsolution and Relative Permeability Measurements During CO2 Saturated Water Depressurization

    Lin Zuo;Samuel Krevor;Ronald W. Falta;Sally M. Benson

  • Defining the air sparging radius of influence for groundwater remediation

    John E. McCray;Ronald W. Falta

  • Field test of high molecular weight alcohol flushing for subsurface nonaqueous phase liquid remediation

    Ronald W. Falta;Cindy M. Lee;Scott E. Brame;Eberhard Roeder

  • Technology integration for contaminated site remediation: clean-up goals and performance criteria.

    P. Suresh C. Rao;James W. Jawitz;Carl G. Enfield;Ronald W. Falta

  • Using Phase Diagrams to Predict the Performance of Cosolvent Floods for NAPL Remediation

    Ronald W. Falta

  • Considerations for Robust Compositional Simulations of Subsurface Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Contamination and Remediation

    Sorab Pandy;Peter A. Forsyth;Ronald W. Falta;Yu-Shu Wu

  • Analysis and Interpretation of Single-Well Tracer Tests in Stratified Aquifers

    O. Güven;R. W. Falta;F. J. Molz;J. G. Melville

  • Leaded-gasoline additives still contaminate groundwater

    Ronald W. Falta;Nimeesha Bulsara;James K. Henderson;Richard A. Mayer

  • Temporal evolution of DNAPL source and contaminant flux distribution: impacts of source mass depletion.

    Nandita B. Basu;P.S.C. Rao;Ronald W. Falta;Michael D. Annable

  • Analytical solution for subsurface gas flow to a well induced by surface pressure fluctuations.

    Joseph Rossabi;Ronald W. Falta

  • Methodology for comparing source and plume remediation alternatives.

    Ronald W. Falta

Frequent Co-Authors

Karsten Pruess
Karsten Pruess Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sally M. Benson
Sally M. Benson Stanford University
John E. McCray
John E. McCray Colorado School of Mines
Nandita B. Basu
Nandita B. Basu University of Waterloo
Michael D. Annable
Michael D. Annable University of Florida
James W. Jawitz
James W. Jawitz University of Florida
P. Suresh C. Rao
P. Suresh C. Rao Purdue University West Lafayette
Bernard H. Kueper
Bernard H. Kueper Queen's University
Samuel Krevor
Samuel Krevor Imperial College London
Mark L. Brusseau
Mark L. Brusseau University of Arizona

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