Stable carbon isotope biogeochemistry of a shallow sand aquifer contaminated with fuel hydrocarbons

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-169

  Fang, Jiasong ^a   Barcelona, Michael J ^a   Krishnamurthy, R V ^b   Atekwana, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SAND;

EID: 0033990944     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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