Remediation of contaminated soil using soil washing and biopile methodologies at a field level

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-122

  Iturbe, Rosario ^a   Flores, Carlos ^a   Chavez, Claudia ^a   Bautista, Guadalupe ^a   Torres, Luis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes (BTEX); Biopiles; Ex situ; Health risk assessment (HRA); Hydrocarbons; In situ; Metals; Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Oil distribution and storage station (ODSS); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Remediation; Soil washing; Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs)

Indexed keywords

FIELD METHOD; HEALTH RISK; PAH; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84930475760     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2004.04.099     Document Type: Article

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