Mathematical modeling of biologically mediated redox processes of iron and arsenic release in groundwater

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-469

  Razzak, Abdur ^a   Jinno, Kenji ^a   Hiroshiro, Yoshinari ^a   Halim, Md Abdul ^a   Oda, Keita ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Microorganism; Redox processes; Reducing environment; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC RELEASE; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; DENITRIFIERS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; IRON REDUCTION; MASS TRANSPORT EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MATRIX; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOBILE PHASE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELS; REDOX PROCESS; REDOX PROCESSES; REDUCING ENVIRONMENT; SIMULATION RESULT; SOIL-COLUMN EXPERIMENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIOLOGY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON OXIDES; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; SIMULATORS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA;

ARSENIC; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; MASS TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70350660667     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1517-4     Document Type: Article

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