Field examination of ground water quality as an indicator of microbiological activity at gasoline contaminated sites

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-436

  Norkus, Rebecca Guisto ^a,b   Maurer, Julie ^a,c   Schultz, Nancy A ^a,d   Stuart, James D ^a   Robbins, Gary A ^a   Bristol, Robert D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Microbiology Laboratory   (United States)

^e Marin Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorimetric test kit; Electrodes; Gas permeable; Gasoline contamination; Ion selective; Natural bioremediation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COLORIMETRY; ELECTRODE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; NATURAL BIOREMEDIATION; PETROL; PETROLEUM; WATER QUALITY;

USA, CONNECTICUT;

EID: 0029663901     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00207-X     Document Type: Article

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