Compound-specific isotope analysis: Questioning the origins of a trichloroethene plume

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-95

  Eberts, Sandra M ^a   Braun, Christopher ^a   Jones, Sonya ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Chlorinated ethenes; Forensics; Groundwater; Isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 41449085915     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920801888368     Document Type: Article

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