Impact of microbial growth on water flow and solute transport in unsaturated porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Yarwood, R R ^a   Rockhold, M L ^b   Niemet, M R ^c   Selker, J S ^d   Bottomley, P J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

^d Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA;

POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; POROUS MATERIALS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLONIZATION; GROWTH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED FLOW; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845258989     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004550     Document Type: Article

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