Stimulating in situ denitrification in an aerobic, highly permeable municipal drinking water aquifer

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-80

  Critchley, K ^a   Rudolph, D L ^a,b   Devlin, J F ^b   Schillig, P C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater remediation; Nitrate In situ denitrification; Public supply wells

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS;

ACETIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; OXYGEN; WELL WATER; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE; OXIC CONDITIONS; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROSS INJECTION SYSTEM; DENITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT LOADING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACETATES; DENITRIFICATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84909965356     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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