Source apportionment of trichloroethylene in groundwater of the industrial complex in Wonju, Korea: A 15-year dispute and perspective

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 336-344

  Baek, W ^a   Lee, J Y ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride (CT); Dichloroethylene (DCE); Groundwater; Korea; Source apportionment; Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION SOURCES; DICHLOROETHYLENE (DCE); INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; KOREA; MULTIPLE SOURCE; REMEDIAL WORK; SINGLE SOURCE; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

ANESTHETICS; ASPHALT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ASPHALT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ASPHALT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PLUME; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLVENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; KOREA; LABORATORY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

KANGWON; SOUTH KOREA; WONJU;

EID: 84860389186     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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