Stable hydrogen, carbon and chlorine isotope measurements of selected chlorinated organic solvents

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 211-228

  Shouakar Stash, Orfan ^a   Frape, Shaun K ^a   Drimmie, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

1,1,1 Trichloroethane (TCA); Carbon; Chlorine; Hydrogen; Isotopes; Tetrachloroethylene (PCE); Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLORINE; DECHLORINATION; HYDROGEN; IMPURITIES; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINTING APPLICATIONS;

HYDROLOGY;

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; CARBON; CHLORINE; HYDROGEN; IRON; ORGANIC SOLVENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOLVENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECHLORINATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CHLORINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLVENTS; TRICHLOROETHANES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0037291115     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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