Developing slow-release persulfate candles to treat BTEX contaminated groundwater

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 656-664

  Kambhu, Ann ^a   Comfort, Steve ^b   Chokejaroenrat, Chanat ^a   Sakulthaew, Chainarong ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Benzene; Ethyl benzene; Persulfate; Toluene; Xylene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PARAFFINS; REMEDIATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BENZENE CONCENTRATION; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; DISSOLUTION PATTERNS; PERSULFATE; RAPID TRANSFORMATIONS; TRANSFORMATION KINETICS; TRANSFORMATION RATES; ZONE OF INFLUENCES;

WATER TREATMENT;

BENZENE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBON 14; ETHYLBENZENE; FERROUS SULFATE; GROUND WATER; IRON; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARAFFIN; PEROXYDISULFATE POTASSIUM; PERSULFATE SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAX; XYLENE;

BENZENE; BTEX; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; OXIDANT; REMEDIATION; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HEATING; LABORATORY TEST; MINERALIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84864932437     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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