Visualization and modeling of the colonization dynamics of a bioluminescent bacterium in variably saturated, translucent quartz sand

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1593-1607

  Rockhold, M L ^a   Yarwood, R R ^b   Niemet, M R ^c   Bottomley, P J ^b   Brockman, F J ^a   Selker, J S ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioluminescence; Reactive transport; Unsaturated porous media

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; STEADY FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BIOLUMINESCENT BACTERIUM; QUARTZ SAND; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; STEADY FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BACTERIUM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOMONITORING; COLONIZATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POROUS MEDIUM; QUARTZ; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 34247109480     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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