Redox pathways in a petroleum contaminated shallow sandy aquifer: Iron and sulfate reductions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 366, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 262-274

  Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^a   Merrett, Greg L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; BTEX; Degradation; Hydrocarbons; Iron reduction; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; METABOLITES; OIL SPILLS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL PLUMES;

ANAEROBIC; BTEX; IRON REDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCTION;

REDOX REACTIONS;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROCARBON; IRON; MANGANESE; NITRATE; PETROLEUM; SULFATE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BTEX; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; METABOLITE; PETROLEUM; PLUME; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; SULFATE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLUME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUMMER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WINTER;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745712128     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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