A detailed field-based evaluation of naphthenic acid mobility in groundwater

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 89-106

  Oiffer, A A L ^a   Barker, J F ^a   Gervais, F M ^a   Mayer, K U ^b   Ptacek, C J ^a   Rudolph, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Groundwater; Naphthenic acid; Oil sand

Indexed keywords

BATCH SORPTION; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; FATE AND TRANSPORT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROCOSM STUDIES; NAPHTHENIC ACID; OIL SANDS MINING; OIL SANDS TAILINGS; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; RESIDENCE TIME; SCREENING TECHNIQUES; STUDY AREAS; TRACE METAL;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROGEOLOGY; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SODIUM; SORPTION; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ARSENIC; BICARBONATE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLORINE; GROUND WATER; NAPHTHENIC ACID; SODIUM; SULFATE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER; ARSENIC; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GROUNDWATER FLOW; OIL SAND; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TAILINGS; TRACE METAL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PLUME; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING; WATER ANALYSIS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 69549137943     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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