Transient Heterogeneity in an Aquifer Undergoing Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons

Ground Water

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-196

  Schillig, P C ^a   Devlin, J F ^a   Roberts, J A ^a   Tsoflias, G P ^a   McGlashan, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE , TOLUENE , ETHYLBENZENE , AND XYLENES; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; FLOW DIRECTION; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; IN-SITU; LOCAL VARIATIONS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONUNIFORM; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PETROLEUM SPILL; POROUS MEDIUM; SHEET PILES; TRANSIENT VELOCITY; VELOCITY VARIATIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; AQUIFERS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDRAULICS; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; TOLUENE; VELOCITY; XYLENE;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE;

BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL SAND; OIL SPILL; POROUS MEDIUM; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79951848711     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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