Estimation of biokinetic parameters for unsaturated soils

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 959-969

  Sleep, Brent E ^a   Mulcahy, Lynda J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Conestoga Rovers and Associates ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Bioremediatian; Modeling; Parameterization; Soil pollution; Unsaturated medium

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ESTIMATION METHOD; BIOKINETIC PARAMETERS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODEL; SOIL POLLUTION; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PH EFFECTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TOLUENE;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0032194448     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1998)124:10(959)     Document Type: Article

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