Natural attenuation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the leachate plume of a municipal landfill : using alkylbenzenes as process probes

More than 70 individual VOCs were identified in the leachate plume of a closed municipal landfill. Concentrations were low when compared with data published for other landfills, and total VOCs accounted for less than 0.1% of the total dissolved organic carbon. The VOC concentrations in the core of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ground water. - 1998. - 39(2001), 2 vom: 10. März, Seite 192-202
1. Verfasser: Eganhouse, R P (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Cozzarelli, I M, Scholl, M A, Matthews, L L
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2001
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ground water
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Hydrocarbons, Aromatic Organic Chemicals Soil Pollutants Water Pollutants, Chemical
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