Mineralization of hydrocarbons in soils under decreasing oxygen availability

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 296-304

  Freijer, Jan I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALCULATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METABOLITES; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

BIOMASS CONCENTRATION; KINETIC SECOND ORDER MODEL; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN AVAILABILITY; OXYGEN DEPLETION; THREE PHASE CLOSED SYSTEMS;

DECOMPOSITION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CALCULATION; DECOMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL;

EID: 0030110963     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500020013x     Document Type: Article

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