Contamination, risk, and heterogeneity: On the effectiveness of aquifer remediation

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1771-1786

  Maxwell, Reed M ^a   Carle, Steven F ^a   Tompson, Andrew F B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; REMEDIATION;

AQUIFER REMEDIATION; MUNICIPAL RECEPTORS; SPARSE MONITORING;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REMEDIATION; SUPERFUND; WATER USE;

EID: 44349094206     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0955-8     Document Type: Article

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