Modeling the impact of oxygen reaeration on natural attenuation

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-149

  Holder, Anthony W ^a   Bedient, Philip B ^a   Hughes, Joseph B ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Groundwater; Natural attenuation; Numerical models; Oxygen reaeration; Three dimensional models

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BTEX PLUMES; CALIFORNIA; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION-DRIVEN; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; FINITE-ELEMENT; MODELING PROCESS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NATURAL ATTENUATION MODEL; OXYGEN-CONTAINING WATERS; PETROLEUM STORAGE; PLUME LENGTH; RE-AERATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; VADOSE ZONE;

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

OXYGEN;

EID: 0033302935     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869991219451     Document Type: Article

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