Statistical estimation of the relative efficiency of natural attenuation mechanisms in contaminated aquifers

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 339-350

  Christensen, Ole F ^a   Cassiani, Giorgio ^b   Diggle, P J ^c   Ribeiro Jr , Paulo ^d   Andreotti, Giorgio ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^e AGIP SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminated land; Hydrogeology; Likelihood inference; Natural attenuation; Spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; NATURAL ATTENUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7544243333     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-004-0200-x     Document Type: Article

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