Factors controlling BTEX and chlorinated solvents plume length under natural attenuation conditions

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 81-104

  Atteia, O ^a   Guillot, C ^a  

^a Institut EGID Bordeaux 3   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; BTEX; Chlorinated solvents; Modelling; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; SOLVENTS;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CHLORINATED SOLVENTS; NATURAL ATTENUATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

ATTENUATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; SOLVENTS;

BTEX; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AEROBIOSIS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FORECASTING; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 34447326756     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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