Contaminant source zones: Remediation or perpetual stewardship?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Abriola, Linda M ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL; GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

AQUIFER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PLUME; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 22144461743     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.113-a438     Document Type: Editorial

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