In situ biodegradation determined by carbon isotope fractionation of aromatic hydrocarbons in an anaerobic landfill leachate plume (Vejen, Denmark)

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 59-72

  Richnow, Hans H ^a   Meckenstock, Rainer U ^b   Reitzel, Lotte Ask ^c   Baun, Anders ^c   Ledin, Anna ^c   Christensen, Thomas H ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; BTEX; In situ degradation; Natural attenuation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COMPOSITION; LEACHATE TREATMENT;

ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

1 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 2 ETHYLTOLUENE; 2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; 4 ETHYLTOLUENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; CAMPHOR; CARBON; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; NAPHTHALENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; HETEROGENEITY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; NATURAL ATTENUATION;

ACCURACY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENMARK; FRACTIONATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DRYOBALANOPS;

EID: 0037623415     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00104-3     Document Type: Article

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