Fractionation of stable isotopes in perchlorate and nitrate during in situ biodegradation in a sandy aquifer

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-52

  Hatzinger, Paul B ^a   Böhlke, John Karl ^b   Sturchio, Neil C ^c   Gu, Baohua ^d   Heraty, Linnea J ^c   Borden, Robert C ^e  

^a Shaw Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITRATE; PERCHLORATE; SOYBEAN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 62749128055     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN09008     Document Type: Article

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