The potential for ground water contamination by the gasoline lead scavengers ethylene dibromide and 1,2-dichloroethane

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 76-87

  Falta, Ronald W ^a,b,c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ETHYLENE; GASOLINE; SCAVENGING; SOLVENTS;

ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (EDB); GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; LEADED GASOLINE ADDITIVES; SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

GROUNDWATER;

CONTAMINATED LAND; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAKAGE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REMEDIATION;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 4544342452     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2004.tb01294.x     Document Type: Review

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