Remediation of RDX- and HMX-contaminated groundwater using organic mulch permeable reactive barriers

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Ahmad, Farrukh ^a   Schnitker, Stephen P ^b   Newell, Charles J ^a  

^a Groundwater Services Inc   (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District   (United States)

Author keywords

Biowall; Groundwater remediation; Organic mulch; PRB; RDX

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION; ORGANIC MULCH; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER (PRB);

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CYCLONITE; GROUND WATER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE;

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CLEANUP; EXPLOSIVE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROORGANISM; MULCH; PLUME; REACTIVE BARRIER; REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; MULCH; PERMEABILITY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STEADY STATE; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AZOCINES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERMEABILITY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRIAZINES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLO; UNITED STATES;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33751535783     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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