Considerations for the design of organic mulch permeable reactive barriers

Remediation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-72

  Ahmad, Farrukh ^a   McGuire, Travis M ^a   Lee, Robert S ^a   Becvar, Erica ^b  

^a GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b Functional Management Office   (United States)

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EID: 59949103799     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.20151     Document Type: Article

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