Natural-gradient transport of bromide, atrazine, and alachlor in an organic carbon-rich aquifer

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1200-1208

  Springer, A E ^a   Bair, E S ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MASS TRANSFER; PESTICIDES; SORPTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; BROMIDE; NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARES INVERSION ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; BROMIDE; GROUND WATER; PESTICIDE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TRANSPORT;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032168172     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700050027x     Document Type: Article

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