In situ microcosms to evaluate natural attenuation potentials in contaminated aquifers

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1394-1410

  Stelzer, Nicole ^a   Büning, Christian ^b   Pfeifer, Frank ^b   Dohrmann, Anja B ^c   Tebbe, Christoph C ^c   Nijenhuis, Ivonne ^a   Kästner, Matthias ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSUCCINIC ACIDS; CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS; LIVING CELLS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATTENUATION; BIODEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; GEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; METABOLITES; TOLUENE;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; FATTY ACID; MICROCOSM; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SUBSTRATE; TOLUENE; TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 33746155887     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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