Lyne and McLachlan (1949): Influence of the first publication on groundwater contamination by trichloroethene

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-323

  Rivett, Michael O ^a   Feenstra, Stanley ^b   Clark, Lewis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Groundwater Research Ltd   (Canada)

^c Clark Consult Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorinated solvents; Groundwater contamination; Historical contamination; TCE; Trichloroethene

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845476317     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920600996180     Document Type: Review

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