Volatilization of crude oil from soil amended with bulking agents

Soil Science

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 87-92

  Rhykerd, Robert L ^a   Sen, D ^a   McInnes, K J ^a   Weaver, R W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulking agents; Crude oil; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Soil; Sorbents; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

BERMUDA GRASS; BIOREMEDIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; SAWDUST; SOIL; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0031945214     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199802000-00001     Document Type: Article

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