Phytovolatilization of oxygenated gasoline-impacted groundwater at an underground storage tank site via conifers

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-69

  Arnold, C W ^a   Parfitt, D G ^a   Kaltreider, M ^b  

^a Office of Water Quality   (United States)

^b Solano County Department of Resource Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Phytoattenuation; Phytovolatilization; Stand evapotranspiration; tert butyl alcohol (TBA)

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA;

CARCINOGEN; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT ROOT; SEASON; SOIL POLLUTANT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALIFORNIA; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASOLINE; METHYL ETHERS; PINUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33847168077     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510601139409     Document Type: Article

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