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Selected HYDRUS modules for modeling subsurface flow and contaminant transport as influenced by biological processes at various scales

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A large number of modifications or special modules of the HYDRUS software packages have been developed during the past several years to evaluate the effects of a range of biohydrological processes on subsurface water flow and the transport of various chemicals and contaminants. The objective of this manuscript is to briefly review the different modules that were included, and to present various applications illustrating the effects of biological processes on water flow and solute transport and reactions in variably-saturated media.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Jirka Šimůnek

  2. Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Boeretang 200, B-2400, Mol, Belgium

    Diederik Jacques

  3. Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA

    Navin K. C. Twarakavi

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, COPPE/LTTC, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970, Brazil

    Martinus Th. van Genuchten

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Šimůnek, J., Jacques, D., Twarakavi, N.K.C. et al. Selected HYDRUS modules for modeling subsurface flow and contaminant transport as influenced by biological processes at various scales. Biologia 64, 465–469 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-009-0106-7

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