Geochemical and microbiological zonation of the Middendorf aquifer, South Carolina

Chemical Geology

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 88-104

  Park, Jungho ^a   Sanford, Robert A ^a   Bethke, Craig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomicrobiology; Iron reduction; Middendorf aquifer; Sulfate reduction; Zonation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ZONATION;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646798109     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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