Distribution of petroleum and aromatic hydrocarbons at a former crude oil and natural gas production facility

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-158

  Soukup, D A ^a   Ulery, A L ^b   Jones, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jones Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX); Remediation; Toluene; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; REMEDIATION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ETHYLBENZENE AND XYLENES (BTEX); HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD (RWQCB); TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS (TPH);

GAS INDUSTRY;

EID: 33847057788     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380601166439     Document Type: Article

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