Caution against interpreting gasoline release dates based on BTEX ratios in ground water

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 69-76

  Alvarez, Pedro J J ^d   Heathcote, Richard C ^a   Powers, Susan E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; OIL SPILLS; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; WATER; XYLENE;

BENZENE PLUS TOLUENE TO ETHYLBENZENE PLUS XYLENES; FUEL SPILL; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; RELEASE AGE;

GASOLINE;

EID: 0032170380     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.1998.tb00166.x     Document Type: Review

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