Aquifer denitrification and in situ mesocosms: Modeling electron donor contributions and measuring rates

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 432-433, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-126

  Korom, Scott F ^a   Schuh, William M ^b   Tesfay, Tedros ^a,c   Spencer, Eben J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b North Dakota State Water Commission   (United States)

^c AECOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer denitrification; Denitrification rates; Electron donor contributions to denitrification; In situ mesocosms; Isotopic enrichment of nitrate; Nitrate contamination

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION RATE; DENITRIFICATION RATES; ELECTRON DONORS; FERROUS IRON; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION; IN-SITU; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT; K-VALUES; KINETIC RATES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LONG-TERM SAMPLING; MASS-BALANCE METHOD; MECHANICAL DISPERSION; MESOCOSMS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING METHODOLOGY; MULTI-PORT; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; PHREEQC; TRACER TESTS; WATER QUALITY DATA; WATER SAMPLES;

AQUIFERS; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRONS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINETICS; MASS BALANCE; MESOCOSM; NITRATE; TRACER; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84858447107     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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