Transport and biodegradation of creosote compounds in clayey till, a field experiment

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 239-260

  Broholm, Kim ^a   Nilsson, Bertel ^b   Sidle, Roy C ^b   Arvin, Erik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Creosote compounds; Field experiment; Fractured clayey till; Transport

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; ACRIDINE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; CREOSOTE; DIBENZOFURAN; INDOLE; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORTHO CRESOL; PHENOL; QUINOLINE; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION; CLAY SOIL; CREOSOTE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; DENMARK; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND;

DENMARK;

EID: 0033988386     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(99)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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