Modeling of vapor intrusion from hydrocarbon-contaminated sources accounting for aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 167-180

  Verginelli, Iason ^a   Baciocchi, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminated sites; Modeling; Natural attenuation; Vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AEROBIC ZONES; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC REACTIONS; BASELINE SOIL; BTEX MIXTURE; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOURCES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LAYER THICKNESS; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOGENIC CONDITION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN RESPIRATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PARAMETER RANGE; PRIMARY MECHANISM; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SITE CONDITIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC; STEADY STATE; VAPOR INTRUSION; VAPOR INTRUSION MODELS;

CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; GASOLINE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; OXYGEN; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; LAYERED INTRUSION; METHANE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SOIL GAS; SOIL POLLUTION; STOICHIOMETRY; TOLUENE;

AEROBIC LAYER THICKNESS; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC LAYER THICKNESS; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIODEGRADATION; BUILDING; BUILDING AREA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FOUNDATION CRACK FRACTION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLLUTION AND POLLUTION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOIL; SOIL GAS SOURCE CONCENTRATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOURCE DEPTH; STOICHIOMETRY; SUBSOIL; TRANSPORT KINETICS; VAPOR INTRUSION MODEL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOLUENE;

EID: 80054950237     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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