Remediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE and benzene: The potential of vertical-flow soil filter systems

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 5063-5074

  Van Afferden, Manfred ^a   Rahman, Khaja Z ^a   Mosig, Peter ^a   De Biase, Cecilia ^a   Thullner, Martin ^a   Oswald, Sascha E ^b   Müller, Roland A ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzene; Groundwater remediation; Hydraulic loading rate; MTBE; Pilot scale constructed wetland; Vertical flow soil filter; Willow tree

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BENZENE; BIOFILTERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; MTBE; MTBE CONCENTRATION; PILOT SCALE; PILOT-SCALE CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; SOIL FILTERS; VERTICAL FLOWS; VERTICAL-FLOW SOIL FILTER; WILLOW TREES;

GROUNDWATER;

BENZENE; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; FILTER; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ECONOMICS; FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VERTICAL FLOW SOIL FILTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WILLOW;

SALIX;

EID: 80052260155     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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