Carbon isotopic evidence for biodegradation of organic contaminants in the shallow vadose zone of the radioactive waste management complex

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 143-153

  Conrad, Mark E ^a   Depaolo, Donald J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; DISPOSAL PITS; ELEVATED CO; FOSSIL HYDROCARBONS; IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES; INTRINSIC BIODEGRADATION; ISOTOPE RATIO; MONITORING WELLS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PORE GAS; REACTOR BLOCKS; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SOURCE MATERIAL; VADOSE ZONE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; LABORATORIES; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WELLS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33744912018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.1.143     Document Type: Article

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