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CL:AIRE Research Project 3 (RP 03): Processes controlling the natural attenuation of fuel hydrocarbons and MTBE in the UK Chalk aquifer [Premium resource]
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2006 |
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Bottrell, S., Pickup, R., Spence, K., Spence, M., Thornton, S. (2006) Processes controlling the natural attenuation of fuel hydrocarbons and MTBE in the UK Chalk aquifer. CL:AIRE. London, UK
First author: CL:AIRE
Other authors: Bottrell, S., Pickup, R., Spence, K., Spence, M., Thornton, S
Year: 2006
Title: Processes controlling the natural attenuation of fuel hydrocarbons and MTBE in the UK Chalk aquifer
Publisher name: CL:AIRE
Publisher details: London, UK
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| Author 1/Producer: |
CL:AIRE
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Simon Bottrell
Roger Pickup
Keith Spence
Michael Spence
Steve Thornton
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Non-governmental organisations
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| Publisher: |
CL:AIRE
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| Publisher City: |
7th Floor
1 Great Cumberland Place
London
W1H 7AL
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| ISBN: |
1-905046-09-X
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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1.74
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
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| Long description: |
This report summarises research completed from May 2001 to November 2004 to evaluate processes
controlling the natural attenuation (NA) of petroleum hydrocarbons and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in
the Upper Chalk aquifer at the site of an unleaded fuel spill in St Albans, southeast England. The unsaturated
zone and saturated zone of the aquifer are contaminated with benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
(BTEX), MTBE, tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME) and tertiary-butyl alcohol (TBA). A mixed
BTEX/MTBE/TAME/TBA plume extends 125 m from the site and <10 m below the water table, whereas a
MTBE/TAME/TBA plume extends 220 m from the site and >15 m below the water table. The research was
sponsored by EPSRC, Total UK and the Environment Agency and included field, laboratory and modelling
studies. It was completed as a research project for CL:AIRE and hosted by the site owner.
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Mr John Henstock WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 10/07/2008
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