Biodegradation of organic chemicals in soil/water microcosms system: Model development

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 131-143

  Liu, Ling ^a   Tindall, James A ^b   Friedel, Michael J ^b   Zhang, Weixian ^c  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Mathematical model; Organic chemicals; Sequestration; Soil water microcosms system

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DESORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATER;

SEQUESTRATION; SOIL/WATER MICROCOSMS SYSTEM; SOLID PHASE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; DESORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WATER;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; ISOTHERM; MASS BALANCE; MICROCOSM; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENT; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ISOTHERM; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOIL; SOLID;

EID: 33846213096     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9185-z     Document Type: Article

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