The fate of heavy oil wastes in soil microcosms II: A performance assessment of source correlation indices

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-34

  Whittaker, M ^a   Pollard, S J T ^b   Risden, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c Geochem Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Biotransformation; Chemical fingerprinting; Microcosms; Natural attenuation; Petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

FUEL OIL; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECOSYSTEM; FUEL OILS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OILS; PETROLEUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 0033012185     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00358-1     Document Type: Article

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