Design and application of surface PRBs for PCB remediation in the Canadian Arctic

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-133

  Kalinovich, Indra K ^a   Rutter, Allison ^b   Rowe, R Kerry ^b   Poland, John S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Cold regions; PCBs; Permeable reactive barrier; Remediation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

BAFFIN ISLANDS; BARRIER DESIGN; CANADIAN ARCTIC; COLD REGIONS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; PARTICLE RETENTION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COLD REGION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAMINATED LAND; DESIGN; PARTITIONING; PCB; REMEDIATION; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION;

ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NUNAVUT; RESOLUTION ISLAND;

EID: 84857969699     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.037     Document Type: Article

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