Bioenhancement of NAPL pool dissolution: Experimental evaluation

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 57-85

  Seagren, Eric A ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^b   Valocchi, Albert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenhancement; Dissolution; Experimental studies; Nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL); Pool; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; TOLUENE; TOXICITY;

WATER VELOCITY;

HYDROLOGY;

TOLUENE; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FLUSHING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POOL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DISSOLUTION; EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0036193578     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(01)00186-3     Document Type: Article

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