In situ chemical oxidation of contaminated soil and groundwater using persulfate: A review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-91

  Tsitonaki, Aikaterini ^a   Petri, Benjamin ^b   Crimi, Michelle ^c   Mosbk, Hans ^a   Siegrist, Robert L ^b   Bjerg, Poul L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Aquifer; Oxidation; Remediation; Sulfate radical

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION; ACTIVATION METHOD; BEST PRACTICE; CONTAMINATED SOILS; CRITICAL REVIEW; IN-SITU; ON CURRENTS; POROUS MEDIA; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SULFATE RADICALS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; OXIDATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

REMEDIATION;

GROUND WATER; IRON; METAL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEROXYSULFURIC ACID; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OXIDATION; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFATE GROUP;

ALKALINIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; RADICAL REACTION; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SOIL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 73949131124     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380802039303     Document Type: Review

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