A technique for carbon and chlorine isotope analyses of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons in groundwater

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 274-281

  Gan, Yiqun ^a   Yu, Tingting ^a   Zhou, Aiguo ^a   Liu, Yunde ^a   Liu, Cunfu ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

carbon isotope; chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CAH); chlorine isotope; groundwater; organic contamination

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AQUIFER POLLUTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 84876163072     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-013-0328-z     Document Type: Article

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