10.2190/48JF-9P4G-7GL1-TH44 48JF9P4G7GL1TH44 2 Transport and Retention of Microorganisms in Porous Media: Comparison of Numerical Techniques and Parameter Estimation 121 142 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 48JF9P4G7GL1TH44.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=48JF9P4G7GL1TH44 2 Raghava R. Kommalapati Guang-Te Wang Dipak Roy Donald Dean Adrian Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Governing equations for the transport and retention of microorganisms in porous medium are reviewed and modified to describe various experimental conditions. Analytical solution and a numerical solution by Galerkin finite element method (GFEM) are available for a simplified case of transport of microorganisms in one dimensional flow through saturated porous medium. 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