Radon as a complementary well-purging indicator for sampling volatile organic compounds in a petroleum-contaminated aquifer

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 130-134

  Han, Y L ^a   Tom Kuo, M C ^a   Fan, K C ^a   Lin, C Y ^a   Chuang, W J ^b   Yao, J Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CPC CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PH EFFECTS; RADON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY;

TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PH EFFECTS; RADON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; PETROLEUM; RADON; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 36349002810     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2007.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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