Influence of heterogeneity and measurement error on the determination of first order degradation rates - A virtual aquifer scenario analysis;Einfluss von Heterogenität und Messfehler auf die Bestimmung von Abbauraten erster Ordnung - eine Virtueller-Aquifer-Szenarioanalyse

Grundwasser

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-14

  Bauer, S ^a   Beyer, C ^a   Kolditz, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

First order degradation rate; Heterogeneity; Natural attenuation; Scenario analysis; Virtual aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; RATE CONSTANTS; VIRTUAL REALITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUIFER; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DEGRADATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PLUME; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMEDIATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 33947366914     PISSN: 1430483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00767-007-0019-8     Document Type: Article

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