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USGS scientist working on geochemical characterization of the contaminant plume at the site. A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the USGS and other organizations have been studying the natural attenuation of crude oil in the subsurface -- from the Bemidji Site
Volatile organic compounds in the unsaturated zone from radioactive wastes: Baker, R.J., Andraski, B.J., Stonestrom, D.A., and Luo, W., Journal of Environmental Quality, doi:10.2135/jeq2011.0480 (IN PRESS).
Microbial degradation of chloroethenes in the fractured rock aquifer at NAWC Trenton under unamended and enhanced conditions: Bradley, P.M., U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report (IN PRESS).
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