Assessment of a groundwater contamination with vinyl chloride (VC) and precursor volatile organic compounds (VOC) by use of a geographical information system (GIS)

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 308-317

  Kistemann, Thomas ^a   Hundhausen, Joachim ^a   Herbst, Susanne ^a   Claßen, Thomas ^a   Färber, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

GIS; Groundwater; Vinyl chloride; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449092426     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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