Modeling the enhanced bioremediation of organic contaminants in pyrite-containing aquifers

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-221

  Sarioglu, Murat Savas ^a   Copty, Nadim K ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation; Enhanced bioremediation; Geochemical model; Groundwater contamination; Pyrite oxidation; Reactive transport modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; PHOTOMASKS; POLLUTION; PYRITES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION; GEOCHEMICAL MODEL; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; PYRITE OXIDATION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ACIDIFICATION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PYRITE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 53349175302     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-008-9218-8     Document Type: Article

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