Groundwater remediation and the cost effectiveness of phytoremediation

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 861-877

  Compernolle, T ^a   van Passel, S ^a   Weyens, N ^a   Vangronsveld, J ^a   Lebbe, L ^b   Thewys, T ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BTEX; economics; hydrogeological modelling; site clean up

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; POPULUS; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

BELGIUM; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULUS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84862253881     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.628879     Document Type: Article

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