Single-well, 'push-pull' test for in situ determination of microbial activities

Ground Water

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 619-631

  Istok, J D ^a   Humphrey, M D ^a   Schroth, M H ^a   Hyman, M R ^a   O'Reilly, K T ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; MONITORING;

AEROBIC RESPIRATION; IN SITU DETERMINATION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; PULSE TYPE INJECTION; SULFATE REDUCTION;

AQUIFERS;

EID: 0031194934     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00127.x     Document Type: Article

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