A simple method for calculating growth rates of petroleum hydrocarbon plumes

Ground Water

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 817-826

  Bekins, Barbara A ^a   Cozzarelli, Isabelle M ^b   Curtis, Gary P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; IRON;

GROWTH RATES; MASS FLUX; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS;

THERMAL PLUMES;

HYDROCARBON; IRON; METHANE; PETROLEUM;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; IRON; METHANE; MINNESOTA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PETROLEUM; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 27944441627     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2005.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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