Coupling transport and biodegradation of toluene and trichloroethylene in unsaturated soils

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 437-445

  El Farhan, Y H ^a,b   Scow, K M ^a   De Jonge, L W ^c   Rolston, D E ^a   Moldrup, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COUPLED TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL;

BIODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 0031935348     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR03466     Document Type: Article

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