Gradients controlling natural attenuation of ammonium

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2606-2617

  Maier, Uli ^a   Rügner, Hermann ^b   Grathwohl, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; LEACHATE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION;

CAPILLARY FRINGE; GEOMETRICAL FACTORS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OXYGENATED WATER;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEACHATE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36148997949     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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