In situ biostimulation of petroleum hydrocarbon degradation by nitrate and phosphate injection using a dipole well configuration

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-31

  Ponsin, Violaine ^a,b   Coulomb, Bruno ^a   Guelorget, Yves ^c   Maier, Joachim ^c   Höhener, Patrick ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b French Environment and Energy Management Agency 20   (France)

^c ICF Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Benzene; La Crau nature reserve; Nutrients; Recirculating tracer test

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCARBONS; NUTRIENTS; TRACERS;

CRUDE OIL CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS; DISSOLVED CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; NATURE RESERVES; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; TRACER TESTS;

NITRATES;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; BROMIDE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE; SULFUR; AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER; BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STEAM INJECTION;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DENITRIFICATION; DIPOLE; DIPOLE WELL CONFIGURATION; DISSOLUTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOLUTE; STIMULATION; SULFATION AND DESULFURIZATION; WATER POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FRANCE; METABOLISM; OIL SPILL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CRAU PLAIN; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FRANCE; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; PHOSPHATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84908406956     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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