Geology and sediment geochemistry of a landfill leachate contaminated aquifer (Grindsted, Denmark)

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-317

  Heron, G ^a   Bjerg, P L ^a   Gravesen, P ^b   Ludvigsen, L ^a   Christensen, T H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Geology; Groundwater pollution; Landfill; Oxidation capacity; Redox

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDOX REACTIONS; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINANT PLUMES; DENMARK; LANDFILL LEACHATE; OXIDATION CAPACITY;

AQUIFERS;

COAL; GROUND WATER; IRON; SULFUR;

AQUIFER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; SEDIMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CLAY; DENMARK; GEOLOGY; LANDFILL; LEACHING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER POLLUTION;

DENMARK, GRINDSTED;

EID: 0032030746     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(97)00028-4     Document Type: Article

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