Investigating physicochemical sediment conditions at decayed wooden pile foundation sites in Amsterdam

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-95

  Kretschmar, Ev Iris ^a   Keijer, Herman ^b   Nelemans, Peter ^b   Lamersdorf, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial wood decay; Nitrogen; Optode principle; Oxygen concentration; Wooden pile foundations

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOUNDATIONS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RIVERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

OPTODE PRINCIPLES; WOODEN FOUNDATION PILES;

SEDIMENTS;

GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PILE; SEDIMENT CORE;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION; FOUNDATIONS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; WOOD DECAY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

AMSTERDAM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36849003948     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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