Design tool for estimation of buffer requirement for enhanced reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents in groundwater

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1332-1338

  Robinson, Clare ^a   Barry, D A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Bicarbonate; BUCHLORAC; Contaminated aquifer; Dechlorination; Dehalogenation; DNAPL; PCE; PHREEQC; Remediation; TCE

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BUCHLORAC; CONTAMINATED AQUIFER; DNAPL; PCE; PHREEQC; TCE;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFERS; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DESIGN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; POLLUTION; SOLVENTS;

DECHLORINATION;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIOREMEDIATION; DECHLORINATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC ACID; REDUCTION; SOFTWARE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67651030059     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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