Origin of microbiological zoning in groundwater flows

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 739-742

  Bethke, Craig M ^a   Ding, Dong ^a   Jin, Qusheng ^a,b   Sanford, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer microbiology; Iron reducing bacteria; Methanogens; Microbial communities; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER AQUIFERS; KINETIC PHENOMENON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MODELING; REACTIVE TRANSPORTS; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; ZONING;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

EID: 54949153764     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24859A.1     Document Type: Article

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