Geochemical and hydrogeological impacts of a wood particle barrier treating nitrate and perchlorate in ground water

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-95

  Robertson, W D ^a   Ptacek, C J ^a,b   Brown, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES;

AQUIFER REMEDIATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; SULFATE REDUCTION;

WATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMEDIATION; RETENTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 34248218526     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2007.00140.x     Document Type: Review

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