Hydrogeochemical and microbial characteristics in aquifers contaminated with leachate from animal carcass disposal sites

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 4647-4657

  Kaown, Dugin ^a   Kim, Heejung ^a   Moon, Hee Sun ^b   Ko, Kyung Seok ^b   Lee, Kang Kun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogeochemistry; Landfill; Leachate; Microbial community; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND FILL; MAMMALS; RNA; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELLS; HYDRO GEOCHEMISTRIES; HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; LEACHATES; MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; PYROSEQUENCING;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

EID: 84925535160     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3750-3     Document Type: Article

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