Factors associated with sources, transport, and fate of volatile organic compounds and their mixtures in aquifers of the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2123-2130

  Squillace, Paul J ^a   Moran, Michael J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE ANALYSES; SCREEN DEPTH; SEWER DENSITY;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; CHLOROFORM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; PERCHLOROETHENE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER QUALITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; RURAL AREA; SEWER; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247228091     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061079w     Document Type: Article

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