Biodegradation of natural organic matter in long-term, continuous-flow experiments simulating artificial ground water recharge for drinking water production

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-52

  Kolehmainen, Reija E ^a   Kortelainen, Nina M ^b   Langwaldt, Jörg H ^b   Puhakka, Jaakko A ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COUNTS; COLUMN LENGTHS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBONS; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTIONS; HYDRAULIC LOADS; INORGANIC CARBONS; LAKE WATERS; MOLECULAR SIZE FRACTIONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; SAND COLUMNS; SAND PARTICLES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FIRE HAZARDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SORPTION; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ORGANIC CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 58349089257     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2008.0054     Document Type: Article

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