Spatial and temporal evolution of biogeochemical processes following in situ capping of contaminated sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4113-4120

  Himmelheber, David W ^a,d   Taillefert, Martial ^b   Pennell, Kurt D ^a,c   Hughes, Joseph B ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROELECTRODES;

REDOX STRATIFICATION; UPFLOW CONDITIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MANGANESE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROELECTRODES; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REDOX CONDITIONS; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU CAPPING; MICROELECTRODE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTION; POTENTIOMETRY; SEDIMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; MANGANESE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 44449136106     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702626x     Document Type: Article

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