Bioremediation of radionuclide and toxic metal contaminated soils and wastes

Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 239-271

  Francis, A J ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Convection dispersion equation; Linearized transport equation; Numerical techniques; Solute concentration modes; Spatial solute concentration distributions; Temporal solute concentration distributions; Variable transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102609821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr37.c10     Document Type: Chapter

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