Fate and transport of naphthenic acids in groundwater

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 297, 2005, Pages 305-310

  Gervais, Francoise ^a   Barker, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athabasca oil sands; Fate; Groundwater; Naphthenic acids; Oil sands; Transport

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BIODEGRADATION; GASOLINE; METEOROLOGY; OIL SANDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NATURAL ATTENUATION; VAPOR DIFFUSION;

GROUNDWATER;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OIL SAND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WASTEWATER;

ATHABASCA BASIN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23844523530     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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