Cl and C isotope analysis to assess the effectiveness of chlorinated ethene degradation by zero-valent iron: Evidence from dual element and product isotope values

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-183

  Audí Miró, Carme ^a   Cretnik, Stefan ^b   Otero, Neus ^a   Palau, Jordi ^a,d   Shouakar Stash, Orfan ^c   Soler, Albert ^a   Elsner, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC DEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CHLORINATED ETHENES; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENT; PARALLEL REACTIONS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; DECHLORINATION; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROGENOLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CHLORINE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORIDE; ETHYLENE; IRON; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; TRANSFORMATION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

DEHALOCOCCOIDES;

EID: 84876322637     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.08.025     Document Type: Article

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