Groundwater flow and pollutant transport modeling has developed into a vital tool for the analysis of aquifers at different scales, from the pore to the global scales. Numerous applications employ modelling, such as risk assessment, water resource management, decision support systems, and remediation activity guidance. The hydrogeochemical and biological processes affecting flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media are extremely complex, as numerous studies have demonstrated. Since these processes frequently depend on one another, coupled flow and solutes transport modeling is essential.
The objective of this session is to discuss the state-of-the-art and future directions in groundwater flow modeling and simulation of solutes fate and transport in the saturated zone. It provides a special opportunity to promote inter-disciplinary studies and the sharing of knowledge and experiences related to analytical and numerical, physics-based approaches.