Evaluation of the atmosphere as a source of volatile organic compounds in shallow groundwater

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-136

  Baehr, Arthur L ^a   Stackelberg, Paul E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AQUIFERS; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER WELLS;

CHLOROFORM; METHYL TERTBUTYL ETHER; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHANE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032922766     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998WR900030     Document Type: Article

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