Characterization of redox conditions in groundwater contaminant plumes

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 165-241

  Christensen, Thomas H ^a   Bjerg, Poul L ^a   Banwart, Steven A ^b   Jakobsen, Rasmus ^a   Heron, Gorm ^a   Albrechtsen, Hans Jørgen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characterisation of plumes; Contaminant plumes; Hydrogen; Microbiology; Redox; Sediments

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

GROUNDWATER; PLUME; REDOX CONDITIONS; WATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PLUME; REDOX CONDITIONS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLUME; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034308006     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(00)00109-1     Document Type: Review

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