The relationship of total dissolved solids measurements to bulk electrical conductivity in an aquifer contaminated with hydrocarbon

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 281-294

  Atekwana, Eliot A ^a   Atekwana, Estella A ^a   Rowe, Rebecca S ^b   Werkema Jr , D Dale ^c   Legall, Franklyn D ^d  

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

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Gillette Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bulk conductivity; Contamination; Hydrocarbon; Total dissolved solids

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; WEATHERING;

BULK CONDUCTIVITY; FLUID CONDUCTIVITY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS); VERTICAL GRADIENTS;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBON;

EID: 16644375500     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(04)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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