Fate and transport of ethanol-blended dissolved BTEX hydrocarbons: A quantitative tracing study of a sand tank experiment

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-56

  Chen, Yudao ^a   Jiang, Yaping ^a   Zhu, Yinian ^a   Xia, Yuan ^a   Cheng, Yaping ^a   Huang, Yuequn ^a   Liu, Hanle ^a  

^a GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BTEX; Ethanol; Groundwater; Mean residence time; Retardation; Swept volume

Indexed keywords

BTEX; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETARDATION; RETARDATION COEFFICIENT; SWEPT VOLUME;

DISSOLUTION; ESTIMATION; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; RATE CONSTANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SORPTION; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84881667641     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-2102-4     Document Type: Article

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