Transport and degradation of propylene glycol in the vadose zone: Model development and sensitivity analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 9054-9066

  Schotanus, D ^a   Meeussen, J C L ^b   Lissner, H ^c   van der Ploeg, M J ^a   Wehrer, M ^c,d   Totsche, K U ^c   van der Zee, S E A T M ^a  

^a Soil Physics Ecohydrology and Groundwater Management   (Netherlands)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP NRG   (Netherlands)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; De icing chemical; Degradation; Modeling; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; KINETICS; SOIL POLLUTANT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIFFUSION; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84905715919     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2033-y     Document Type: Article

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