Use of particulate surrogates for assessing microbial mobility in subsurface ecosystems

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-59

  Sinreich, Michael ^a   Flynn, Raymond ^b   Zopfi, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial transport; Karst; Switzerland; Tracer tests; Vadosezone

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); KARST; MASS TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACER; VADOSE ZONE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR;

EID: 59549103101     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0362-6     Document Type: Article

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