In situ bioremediation of groundwater contaminated with petroleum constituents using oxygen release compounds (ORCs)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 839-845

  Kunukcu, Yasemin Kacar ^a,b  

^a The Shaw Group Inc   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

BTEX; In situ bioremediation; Kinetics; ORC; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; GASOLINE; OXYGEN; XYLENE;

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN RELEASING COMPOUNDS; IN SITU BIOREMEDIATION; OXYGEN RELEASE COMPOUNDS (ORC);

GROUNDWATER;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GROUND WATER; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER TREATMENT;

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW YORK; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 34250193967     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701373174     Document Type: Article

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