In situ biodegradation of high explosives in soils: Field demonstration

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-371

  Rainwater, Ken ^a   Heintz, Caryl ^a   Mollhagen, Tony ^a   Hansen, Lance ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIED UTILITIES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; GAS COMPOSITIONS; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; HIGH EXPLOSIVES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; IN-SITU TREATMENT; INJECTION WELLS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NITROGEN GAS; PILOT SCALE; RISK REDUCTIONS; SOIL SAMPLE; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; VADOSE ZONE SOILS; WELL PATTERNS;

BIODEGRADATION; DEMONSTRATIONS; GROUNDWATER; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); SOIL POLLUTION; WELLS;

SOILS;

EID: 14944351810     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860290777666     Document Type: Article

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