A mass balance approach to investigating geochemical controls on secondary water quality impacts at a crude oil spill site near Bemidji, MN

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 164, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-15

  Ng, G H Crystal ^a   Bekins, Barbara A ^a   Cozzarelli, Isabelle M ^b   Baedecker, Mary Jo ^b   Bennett, Philip C ^c   Amos, Richard T ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BTEX; Groundwater; Hydrocarbon; LNAPL; Oil spill; Secondary water quality impacts

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE OIL; DECHLORINATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OIL SPILLS; TOLUENE; WATER QUALITY;

BIODEGRADATION PRODUCTS; BTEX; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; LNAPL; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; SECONDARY COMPONENTS; WATER QUALITY IMPACT;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ALKANE; BENZENE; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ETHYLBENZENE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; CRUDE OIL; DECHLORINATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IMMOBILIZATION; MASS BALANCE; OIL SPILL; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON METABOLISM; CATION EXCHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GLACIAL MASS BALANCE; MASS BALANCE; OIL SPILL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

BEMIDJI; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MINNESOTA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84902195879     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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