Assessment of natural attenuation of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons in agricultural soil contaminated with diesel fuel

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Serrano, Antonio ^a   Gallego, Mercedes ^a   González, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; Diesel fuel spill; Natural attenuation; Volatile aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATTENUATION; BENZENE; CONTAMINATION; DIESEL FUELS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; SOIL SURVEYS; VAPORIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DIESEL FUEL SPILL; NATURAL ATTENUATION; VOLATILE AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; DIESEL FUEL; PARA CYMENE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; DIESEL; DISSIPATION; OIL SPILL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE LAYER; VOLATILIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HALF LIFE TIME; LAND BIOME; SIMULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPILLAGE; VOLATILIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33748095518     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.031     Document Type: Article

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