Analytical modelling of fringe and core biodegradation in groundwater plumes

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Gutierrez Neri, M ^a   Ham, P A S ^a   Schotting, R J ^a   Lerner, D N ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Mathematical modelling; Natural attenuation; Plume length

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; ANALYTICAL MODELS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; CORE DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION MODEL; DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; GROUNDWATER PLUMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PLANAR SOURCES; PLUME ATTENUATION; PLUME FRINGES; PLUME LENGTH; RELATIVE WEIGHTS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

DEGRADATION;

GROUND WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; DISPERSIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MODELING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUME; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; VELOCITY; BIOREMEDIATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

BEMIDJI; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 68349158059     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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