Single-well reactive tracer test and stable isotope analysis for determination of microbial activity in a fast hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 321-330

  Burbery, L ^a   Cassiani, G ^b   Andreotti, G ^c   Ricchiuto, T ^c   Semple, K T ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c AGIP SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Monitored natural attenuation; Push pull test; Stable isotope; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS;

PUSH-PULL TESTS; WELL-MIXED BATCH REACTORS;

AQUIFERS;

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR;

AQUIFER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE; TRACER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; FRACTIONATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE WELL REACTIVE TRACER TEST; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1342289631     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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