Modeling metabolic reductive dechlorination in dense non-aqueous phase liquid source-zones

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 1547-1561

  Christ, John A ^a   Abriola, Linda M ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dechlorination; Enhanced dissolution; Modeling; NAPL; PCE

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS;

DECHLORINATION KINETICS; DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (DNAPL) SOURCE-ZONES; ENHANCED DISSOLUTION; METABOLIC REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

DECHLORINATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECHLORINATION; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS;

BIOREMEDIATION; DECHLORINATION; DISSOLUTION; MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID;

EID: 34247138044     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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