Modeling natural attenuation of multicomponent fuel mixtures in the vadose zone: Use of field data and evaluation of biodegradation effects

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1262-1275

  Gaganis, Petros ^a   Kjeldsen, Peter ^b   Burgano, Vasilis N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; MIXTURES; RATE CONSTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; BIODEGRADATION RATE; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; MULTICOMPONENT FUEL; MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURE; USEFULNESS OF MODELS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

NATURAL ATTENUATION;

EID: 27844508094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.4.1262     Document Type: Article

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