Volatilization and biodegradation of naphthalene in the vadose zone impacted by phytoremediation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2575-2581

  Andersen, Rikke G ^a,b   Booth, Elizabeth C ^a,c   Marr, Linsey C ^a   Widdowson, Mark A ^a   Novak, John T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; NAPHTHALENE;

NAPHTHALENE VAPORS; VADOSE ZONE; WATER TABLE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CREOSOTE; NAPHTHALENE;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; NAPHTHALENE; SOIL SURVEYS;

BIODEGRADATION; CREOSOTE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; NAPHTHALENE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL GAS; VADOSE ZONE; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TABLE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SUMMER; VOLATILIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; KINETICS; NAPHTHALENES; PLANTS; VOLATILIZATION;

POPULUS;

EID: 41649084618     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0714336     Document Type: Article

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