Oxygen limitations and aging as explanations for the field persistence of naphthalene in coal tar-contaminated surface sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1876-1882

  Madsen, E L ^a   Mann, C L ^a   Bilotta, S E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Field site; Naphthalene; Oxygen limitation; Sorption

Indexed keywords

COAL TAR; GROUND WATER; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; DETOXIFICATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0029852588     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<1876:OLAAAE>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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