Integrating spatial and temporal oxygen data to improve the quantification of in situ petroleum biodegradation rates

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-49

  Davis, Gregory B ^a,b   Laslett, Dean ^a,c   Patterson, Bradley M ^a,b   Johnston, Colin D ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Diffusion; Modeling; Oxygen; Petroleum; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; DIFFUSION; GROUNDWATER; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; BIODEGRADATION RATE; DEPTH-PROFILE; IMPACTED SOIL; MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PETROLEUM BIODEGRADATIONS; RESPIRATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODIESEL; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIESEL; DIFFUSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PETROLEUM; POROSITY; REACTION RATE; RESPIRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BREATHING RATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; LIQUID; NON AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SENSOR; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84872648341     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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