Geochemical changes during biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons: Field investigations and biogeochemical modelling

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 423-435

  Prommer, H ^a,b   Davis, G B ^b   Barry, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BTEX; Groundwater; Iron reduction; Multi component transport; PHREEQC; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; BIODEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; FERRIC ION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM; PYRITE; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION MODEL; SULFATE;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PYRITES; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIODEGRADATION; IRON; MODELING; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032781071     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00027-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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