Evaluation of the potential for the natural attenuation of hexavalent chromium within a sub-wetland ground water

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1513-1524

  Hellerich, Lucas A ^a,b   Nikolaidis, Nikolaos P ^a,c   Dobbs, Gregory M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Metcalf and Eddy   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground water; Hexavalent chromium; Natural attenuation; Remediation; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WETLANDS;

ATTENUATION CAPACITIES; ATTENUATION EVALUATIONS; CALCULATIONS AND MODELING; CAPACITY CALCULATIONS; CAPACITY MODELING; CONTAMINATED SITES; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; LONG-TERM ATTENUATION; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY; TRANSPORT MODELLING;

GROUNDWATER;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; GROUND WATER; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODELING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47249097567     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.032     Document Type: Article

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