Enhanced electrokinetic remediation of contaminated manufactured gas plant soil

Engineering Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 132-146

  Reddy, Krishna R ^a   Ala, Prasanth R ^a   Sharma, Saurabh ^a   Kumar, Surendra N ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b STAT Analysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosolvents; Cyclodextrins; Electrokinetics; Heavy metals; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Remediation; Soils; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS PLANTS; HEAVY METALS; MOISTURE; PH; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REDOX REACTIONS; REMEDIATION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

COSOLVENTS; CYCLODEXTRINS; ELECTROKINETIC REMEDIATION; FLUSHING AGENTS;

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ELECTROKINESIS; HEAVY METAL; PAH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT;

EID: 33646581705     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.043     Document Type: Article

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