Modeling the impact of ethanol on the persistence of benzene in gasoline-contaminated groundwater

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-1-4-12

  Molson, J W ^a   Barker, J F ^a   Frind, E O ^a   Schirmer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BTEX; Ethanol; Groundwater contamination; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GASOLINE-CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; ETHANOL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERSISTENCE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036189236     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000589     Document Type: Article

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