Benzene dispersion and natural attenuation in an alluvial aquifer with strong interactions with surface water

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 369, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 305-317

  Batlle Aguilar, Jordi ^a   Brouyère, Serge ^a   Dassargues, Alain ^a   Morasch, Barbara ^b   Hunkeler, Daniel ^b   Höhener, Patrick ^b   Diels, Ludo ^c   Vanbroekhoven, Karolien ^c   Seuntjens, Piet ^c   Halen, Henri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d Société publique d'aide à la qualité de l'environnement SPAQuE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benzene; Brownfield; Groundwater; Groundwater surface water interaction; Natural attenuation; Stable isotope fractionation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BENZENE CONCENTRATIONS; BENZENE DEGRADATIONS; BROWNFIELD; COMPOUND-SPECIFIC CARBON ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; DETECTION LIMITS; FLOW AND TRANSPORTS; GROUNDWATER SAMPLINGS; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOURCE ZONES; STABLE ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; STRONG INTERACTIONS; SULPHATE; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS; TRANSIENT MODELS; TRANSPORT SIMULATIONS; WATER DYNAMICS;

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COKE PLANTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MINERAL OILS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; RISK PERCEPTION; RIVERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER LEVELS; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALLUVIAL FAN; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BENZENE; BROWNFIELD SITE; DISCHARGE; DISPERSION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; REDOX CONDITIONS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 65249112713     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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