Stable isotope analysis of MTBE to evaluate the source of tba in ground water

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 108-116

  Wilson, John T ^a   Kolhatkar, Ravi ^b   Kuder, Tomasz ^c   Philp, Paul ^c   Daugherty, Seth J ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d Health Care Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC MEAN; ISOTOPE RATIO; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL (TBA);

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES;

ALCOHOLS;

GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION;

EID: 29344466004     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2005.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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