Uncertainty analyses of fuel hydrocarbon biodegradation signatures in ground water by probabilistic modeling

Ground Water

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 691-698

  McNab Jr , Walt W ^a   Dooher, Brendan P ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FUEL; FUEL TANK; GROUND WATER; HYDROCARBON; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MASS BALANCE EQUATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER; BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBON; MODELING; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 2642680039     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1998.tb02844.x     Document Type: Article

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