Transport of bacteria in unsaturated porous media

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 149-169

  Schäfer, Anke ^a,d   Ustohal, Petr ^b   Harms, Hauke ^a,c   Stauffer, Fritz ^b   Dracos, Themistocles ^b   Zehnder, Alexander J B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bacteria; Mathematical models; Porous material; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; FLOW OF WATER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROORGANISMS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS;

AIR WATER INTERFACE; SAND COLUMN; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA; UNSATURATED ZONE;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

WATER;

BIOREMEDIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER FLOW;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032168747     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00069-2     Document Type: Article

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