Quantification of biotransformation of chlorinated hydrocarbons in a biostimulation study: Added value via stable carbon isotope analysis

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 249-260

  Hirschorn, Sarah K ^a   Grostern, Ariel ^a   Lacrampe Couloume, Georges ^a   Edwards, Elizabeth A ^a   MacKinnon, Leah ^b   Repta, Cory ^b   Major, David W ^b   Sherwood Lollar, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Biotransformation; Chlorinated solvents; Compound specific isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOSTIMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLORINATED SOLVENTS; COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMULSIFICATION; ISOTOPES;

HYDROCARBONS;

1,2 DICHLOROETHANE; CARBON; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DICHLOROETHENE; ETHYLENE; GROUND WATER; SOYBEAN OIL EMULSION; TRICHLOROETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL CHLORIDE;

CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMULSIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECHLORINATION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DECHLORINATION; FRACTIONATION; LABORATORY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON ISOTOPES; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LACTIC ACID; SOYBEAN OIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 36048972887     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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