A Monte Carlo simulation method for assessing biotransformation effects on groundwater fuel hydrocarbon plume lengths

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-42

  McNab Jr , Walt W ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical transport modeling; Biodegradation; Biotransformation; Groundwater contamination; Monte Carlo analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033793993     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(00)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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