An evaluation of compound-specific isotope analyses for assessing the biodegradation of MTBE at Port Hueneme, CA

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6637-6643

  Lesser, Luis E ^a   Johnson, Paul C ^a   Aravena, Ramon ^b   Spinnler, Gerard E ^c   Bruce, Cristin L ^c   Salanitro, Joseph P ^d  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; PORTS AND HARBORS; AQUIFERS; DATA PROCESSING; SEDIMENTS;

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FLOW-THROUGH; PORT HUENEME;

BIODEGRADATION;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; GROUND WATER; ISOTOPE; METHYL TERTBUTYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; DATA INTERPRETATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MICROCOSM; MTBE; PLUME;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROCOSM; PLUME; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

CALIFORNIA; ISOTOPES; METHYL ETHERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PORT HUENEME; UNITED STATES;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BIOBARRIER; BIOTREATMENTS; COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA SETS; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FIELD DATA; FIELD SCALE; FLOWTHROUGH; GROUNDWATER SAMPLING; ISOTOPE ENRICHMENTS; LABORATORY SCALE; LOW ENRICHMENT; MICROCOSM STUDIES; MTBE CONCENTRATION; PORT HUENEME; PRIORI KNOWLEDGE; SOURCE ZONE; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

EID: 50849107089     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es703029s     Document Type: Article

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