Long-term natural attenuation of crude oil in the subsurface

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 342, Issue , 2011, Pages 123-127

  Bekins, Barbara ^a   Baedecker, Mary Jo ^b   Eganhouse, Robert P ^b   Herkelrath, William N ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biodegradation; Methanogenic; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

BEMIDJI , MINNESOTA; BENZENE CONCENTRATION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANT PLUME; METHANOGENIC; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OIL BODIES; OIL CONTAMINATION; OIL SATURATION; PORE SPACE; PRIMARY REMOVAL MECHANISM; TIME FRAME; VOLATILE COMPONENTS;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; ETHYLBENZENE; MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

OIL WELLS;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; DATA SET; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

BEMIDJI; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860590895     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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