A quest to locate sites described in the world's first publication on trichloroethene contamination of groundwater

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-249

  Rivett, M O ^a   Clark, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Clark Consult Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; PUBLICATION;

CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; PUBLISHING; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

EID: 34548261710     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/06-047     Document Type: Article

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