A physical-chemical screening model for anticipating widespread contamination of community water supply wells by gasoline constituents

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 109-138

  Arey, J Samuel ^a   Gschwend, Philip M ^a  

^a Ralph M Parsons Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

BTEX; Community water supply well; Gasoline additive; Monte Carlo; MTBE; Partition coefficient; Screening model; Subsurface transport

Indexed keywords

MATTER-WATER PARTITION; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); NONPOLAR COMPOUNDS; SUBSURFACE WATER;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIODEGRADATION; GASOLINE; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER WELLS;

WATER SUPPLY;

ALCOHOL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; METHANOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BTEX; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; GASOLINE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 9944246492     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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