Induced-polarization measurements on unconsolidated sediments from a site of active hydrocarbon biodegradation

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Abdel Aal, Gamal Z A ^a   Slater, Lee D ^b   Atekwana, Estella A ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Microorganisms; Organic compounds; Scanning electron microscopy; Sediments; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION;

HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION; POLARIZATION MEASUREMENT; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

HYDROCARBON; INDUCED POLARIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM;

EID: 33645656621     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2187760     Document Type: Article

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