Distribution of microorganisms and their activities in capillary barriers: Implications for modeling of hydrologic transport through capillary barriers

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 134-142

  Michael Lehman, R ^a,b   Baker, Kristine E ^a   Mattson, Earl D ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PERFORMANCE; BARRIER PROPERTIES; BURIAL GROUNDS; CAPILLARY BARRIERS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FIELD SCALE; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; INVOLVED FIELD; LABORATORY STUDIES; LOCAL EFFECTS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL NUMBERS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RESOLUTION SAMPLING; SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS; SOIL PORE WATERS; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WETTABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE SUBSTANCES; SURFACE BARRIER; TIME-SCALES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

DESIGN; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 33846536386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.1.134     Document Type: Article

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