Investigating the geoelectrical response of hydrocarbon contamination undergoing biodegradation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Werkema Jr , D Dale ^a   Atekwana, Estella A ^b   Endres, Anthony L ^c   Sauck, William A ^d   Cassidy, Daniel P ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; WEATHERING; BYPRODUCTS; GROUNDWATER; MICROBIOLOGY;

WATER TABLE; BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; GEOELECTRICAL MODELING; HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION; LIGHT NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; WATER SATURATED CONDITIONS; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATIONS;

GEOPHYSICS; BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; ELECTRIC FIELD; HYDROCARBON; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0347413653     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017346     Document Type: Article

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