Identification of heteroaromatic and other organic compounds in ground water at creosote-contaminated sites in Denmark

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 106-115

  Johansen, Sys Stybe ^a   Hansen, Asger B ^b   Mosbœk, Hans ^c   Arvin, Erik ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NERI   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; PHENOLS; REDOX REACTIONS; TAR;

HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; ORGANIC CONTAMINATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031105227     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.1997.tb01283.x     Document Type: Article

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