Comparing the effects of various fuel alcohols on the natural attenuation of Benzene Plumes using a general substrate interaction model

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 66-76

  Gomez, Diego E ^a   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biofuels; Ethanol; Groundwater; Modeling; Plumes; Substrate interactions

Indexed keywords

1-PROPANOL; ALCOHOL CONTENTS; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION RATE; ELONGATION PERCENTAGE; FUEL ALCOHOLS; GASOLINE BLENDS; GROUNDWATER MODELING; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; LIGHT NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; METABOLIC FLUX; MODELING; N-BUTANOL; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; PLUME DYNAMICS; PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SANDY AQUIFERS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SUBSTRATE INTERACTION;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELONGATION; ETHANOL; FUELS; GASOLINE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; ISOMERS; METHANOL; NATURAL GASOLINE; PROPANOL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES;

BENZENE;

ALCOHOL; BENZENE; BUTANOL; GASOLINE; ISOBUTANOL; METHANOL; PROPANOL;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; METHANOL; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FLOW KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ALCOHOLS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 77949261591     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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