Taproot™ technology: Tree coring for fast, noninvasive plume delineations

Remediation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 49-62

  Burken, Joel G ^a   Bailey, Sallie ^b   Shurtliff, Matt ^c   McDermott, Jeff ^d  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c Foth Infrastructure and Environment   (United States)

^d UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD   (United States)

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EID: 84858634251     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.20216     Document Type: Article

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