Analysis of acidity production during enhanced reductive dechlorination using a simplified reactive transport model

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-27

  Brovelli, A ^a   Barry, D A ^a   Robinson, C ^a,c   Gerhard, J I ^b,c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Bioremediation; Chlorinated ethenes; PH change; Reductive dehalogenation; Source zone treatment

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY PRODUCTION; AREAL DISTRIBUTION; CHLORINATED ETHENES; CONTAMINATED SITES; DECHLORINATION RATE; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER VELOCITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL INHIBITION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PH CHANGE; PH CONDITION; PH-SENSITIVITY; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; REDUCTIVE DEHALOGENATION; REMEDIATION EFFICIENCY; SITE REMEDIATION; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOURCE ZONE; SULPHATES;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFICIENCY; FERMENTATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MODELS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; POLLUTION;

DECHLORINATION;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECHLORINATION; FERMENTATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

EID: 84860851565     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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