Spatial electron acceptor variability: Implications for assessing bioremediation potential

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-378

  Schreiber, Madeline E ^a   Bahr, Jean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY; BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; CHEMICAL SIGNATURES; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GROUNDWATER SAMPLING; MONITORING WELLS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTION; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESTIMATION; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCARBONS; POLLUTION; REDOX REACTIONS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 0033500326     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889869991219442     Document Type: Article

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