Use of potassium formate in road winter deicing can reduce groundwater deterioration

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 5095-5100

  Hellstén, Pasi P ^a   Salminen, Jani M ^a   Jørgensen, Kirsten S ^a   Nystén, Taina H ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; GROUNDWATER; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONITORING; SOILS;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; CORROSIVE DEICING AGENTS; POTASSIUM FORMATE; SOIL MICROCOSMS;

POTASSIUM;

CHLORIDE; FORMIC ACID; GROUND WATER; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM FORMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CORROSION; DETERIORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINLAND; MICROCOSM; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; SOIL; WATER TREATMENT; WINTER;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FORMIC ACIDS; ICE; MOTOR VEHICLES; POTASSIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRANSPORTATION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 22044444153     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0482738     Document Type: Article

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