Predictions of nitrate diffusion in sediment using horizontal attenuated total reflection (HATR) by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 903-908

  Fang, H H P ^a   Zhang, M ^b   Zhang, T ^a   Chen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Diffusion; FTIR; Nitrate; Prediction; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HORIZONTAL ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION (HATR); NITRATE DIFFUSION;

NITRATES;

NITRATE;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOREMEDIATION; DIFFUSION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; NITRATE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HORIZONTAL ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; POLLUTANT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 38949083490     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.08.038     Document Type: Article

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