Sorption and anaerobic biodegradation of soluble aromatic compounds during groundwater transport. 1. Laboratory column experiments

Environmental Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 922-932

  Zheng, Zuoping ^a   Aagaard, Per ^a   Breedveld, Gijs D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Biodegradation; Column experiments; Iron reduction; Sorption

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONTROL; GROUNDWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; REFRIGERATORS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

GROUNDWATER TRANSPORT;

BIODEGRADATION;

AIRCRAFT; AQUIFER; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; FUEL; POLLUTION;

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; FUEL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; SORPTION;

EID: 0036556103     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0470-2     Document Type: Article

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