Direct experimental evidence of non-first order degradation kinetics and sorption-induced isotopic fractionation in a mesoscale aquifer: 13C/12C Analysis of a transient toluene pulse

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 6892-6899

  Qiu, Shiran ^a   Eckert, Dominik ^b   Cirpka, Olaf A ^b   Huenniger, Marko ^a   Knappett, Peter ^a   Maloszewski, Piotr ^a   Meckenstock, Rainer U ^a   Griebler, Christian ^a   Elsner, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS INJECTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; MICHAELIS-MENTEN KINETIC; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELS; TRANSVERSE DISPERSION;

AQUIFERS; DEGRADATION; DISPERSIONS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; SORPTION; TOLUENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBON; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPE; TOLUENE;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PLUME; POLLUTION EFFECT; REACTION KINETICS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TOLUENE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; KINETICS; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; PLUME; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STEADY STATE; WATER SAMPLING;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; GROUNDWATER; KINETICS; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84880101149     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304877h     Document Type: Article

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