Nitrate-enhanced bioremediation of BTEX-contaminated groundwater: Parameter estimation from natural-gradient tracer experiments

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 29-56

  Schreiber, M E ^a   Bahr, J M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; BTEX; Numerical modeling; Tracer experiments

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION;

PULSE TRACER;

GROUNDWATER;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; TOLUENE; TRACER; XYLENE;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIOREMEDIATION; BTEX; PETROLEUM; TRACER;

ADVECTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DISPERSION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 0036195187     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(01)00184-X     Document Type: Article

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