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Wang, P, Q Shi, Y Shi, KK Clark, GD Stucky,
and AA Keller. 2008. Magnetic Permanently Confined Micelle Arrays
for Treating Hydrophobic Organic Compound Contamination. J Amer.
Chem. Soc., in press |
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Zhang, W, AA Keller, X Wang. 2008.
Analytical Modeling of PAH Loading and Transport via Road Runoff
in an Urban Region of Beijing, China. Water Resources Research
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Wang, P, Keller, AA. 2008. Partitioning
of hydrophobic pesticides within a soil–water–anionic
surfactant system. Water Research (), doi:10.1016/j.watres.2008.10.052 |
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Wang, P, Keller, AA. 2008. Soil
particle-size dependent partitioning behavior of pesticides
within water-soil-
cationic surfactant systems, Water Research, 42:3781–3788,
doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.07.008 |
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Wang, P, Q Shi, H Liang, D Steuerman
, G Stucy, AA Keller. 2008. Enhanced Environmental Mobility
of Carbon Nanotubes in the Presence of Humic Acid and Their
Removal from Aqueous Solution. Small, in press. |
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Zheng, Y, and AA Keller. 2008.
Stochastic Watershed Water Quality Simulation for TMDL Development
– A Case Study in the Newport Bay Watershed. JAWRA, in
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Wang, P, AA Keller. 2008. Particle-Size
Dependent Sorption
and Desorption of Pesticides within
a Water-Soil-Nonionic Surfactant
System, Env. Sci. Tech., Env. Sci. Tech. 42(9): 3381–3387,
doi: 10.1021/es702732g |
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Wang, P, AA Keller. 2008. Partitioning of hydrophobic
organic compounds
within soil–water–surfactant systems. Water Research,
42:2093 – 2101, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2007.11.015 |
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Wang, P, AA Keller. 2008. Adsorption of Hydrophobic
Organic Compounds onto a Hydrophobic Carbonaceous Geosorbent
in the Presence of Surfactants. Env. Chem. & Tox., 27(6):1237-43.
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Wang, P, AA Keller. 2007. AgInput: an agricultural
nutrient and pesticide source model. Environmental Modeling
& Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10666-007-9133-3
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Chen, M, AA Keller, Z Lu. 2007. Stochastic
analysis of transient three-phase flow in heterogeneous porous
media. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess. DOI 10.1007/s00477-007-0198-y
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Zheng, Y, Keller, AA. 2007. Uncertainty assessment
in watershed-scale water quality modeling and management: 2.
Management objectives constrained analysis of uncertainty (MOCAU).
Water Resour. Res., 43(8):W08408, doi:10.1029/2006WR005346.
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Zheng, Y, Keller, AA. 2007. Uncertainty assessment
in watershed-scale water quality modeling and management: 1.
Framework and application of generalized likelihood uncertainty
estimation (GLUE) approach. Water Resour. Res., 43(8):W08407,
doi:10.1029/2006WR005345.
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Keller, A.A., Cavallaro, L.
2008. Assessing the US Clean Water Act 303(d) listing process
for determining impairment of a waterbody. Journal of Environmental
Management, 86:699–711, doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.013 |
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Keller, A.A., V. Broje, K. Setty.
2007. Effect of Advancing Velocity and Fluid Viscosity on the
Dynamic Contact Angle of Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Journal of
Petroleum Science and Engineering, 58(1-2):201-206, doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.12.002 |
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Broje, V. and A. A. Keller. 2007.
Effect of Operational Parameters on the Recovery Rate of an
Oleophilic Drum Skimmer. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 148:136–143,
doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.02.017
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Willis, M. and AA Keller. 2007.
A framework for assessing the impact of land use policy on community
exposure to air toxics. J. Environ. Mgmt., 83(2):213–227,
doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.03.011
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Broje, V.and A. A. Keller. 2007.
Interfacial interactions between hydrocarbon liquids and solid
surfaces used in mechanical oil spill recovery. J. Colloid &
Interface Science, 305:286–292, doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2006.09.078
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Broje, V. and A. A. Keller. 2006.
Improved Mechanical Oil Spill Recovery Using an Optimized Geometry
for the Skimmer Surface. Environ. Sci. Tech. 40(23):7914-7918
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Keller, A. A. and M. Auset. 2006.
A review of visualization techniques of biocolloid transport
processes at the pore scale under saturated and unsaturated
conditions. Adv. in Water Resources, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.05.013
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M. Auset and A. A. Keller. 2006.
Pore-scale visualization of colloid straining and filtration
in saturated porous media using micromodels.Water
Resour. Res., 42, W12S02, doi:10.1029/2005WR004639. |
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Zheng, Y., and A. A. Keller. 2006.
Understanding parameter sensitivity and its management implications
in watershed-scale water quality modeling, Water Resour. Res.,
42, W05402, doi:10.1029/2005WR004539. |
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Chen, M, AA Keller, D Zhang, Z
Lu and GA Zyvoloski. 2006. Stochastic Analysis of Transient
Two-Phase Flow in Heterogeneous Media. Water Resources Research,
42, W03425, doi:10.1029/2005WR004257. |
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Robinson, TH, A Leydecker, AA
Keller, JM Melack. 2005. Santa Barbara Coastal Long-Term Ecological
Research (LTER): Nutrient concentrations in coastal streams
and variations with landuse in the Carpinteria Valley, California.
California and the World Ocean '02. ASCE, pp. 811-823
, (doi 10.1061/40761(175)72) |
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Harrison, L, Jackson,M, Pettifor,
G, Purpus, L,
Splenda, J, White, S, Frew, J and AA Keller. 2005.
Evaluation of the Impact of and Management Strategies for Diazinon
and Chlorpyrifos in Newport Bay. California and the World
Ocean '02. ASCE, pp. 1158-1163, doi:10.1061/40761(175)103 |
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Keller, AA, L Cavallaro and C
Ryals, 2005. Determination of Impairment of a Waterbody. EPRI
Report, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA. |
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Auset, M, AA Keller, F Brissaud,
V Lazarova. 2005. Intermittent filtration of bacteria and colloids
at pore and column scales. Water Resources Research, 41(9),
W09408 10.1029/2004WR003611 |
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Delmas, M, AA Keller, 2005. Free
riding in Environmental Voluntary programs: the case of the
U.S. EPA WasteWise program. Policy Sciences 38, 91-106 |
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Keller, AA & D. Griset, 2005.
Stormwater Runoff Management and Synergistic Water Quality Planning
related to Proposed Major Projects in the 2004 Regional Transportation
Plan, California Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento, CA. |
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Keller, AA & Y Zheng, 2005.
Approaches for Estimating the Margin of Safety in a Total Maximum
Daily Load Calculation: Theoretical and Practical Considerations.
EPRI, Palo Alto, CA. EPRI Report #1005473 |
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Broje, V & AA Keller, 2005.
Materials Selection for Oil Spill Recovery in Marine Environments.
Conference Proceedings of International Oil Spill Conference,
April 2005, Orlando, FL |
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MM Mitani, AA Keller, OC Sandall,
RG Rinker, 2005. Mass Transfer of Ozone using a Microporous
Diffuser Reactor System. Ozone Science & Engineering,
27:45-51 |
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M Chen, D Zhang, A. Keller, and
Z Lu, 2004. Stochastic Analysis of Steady-State Two-Phase Flow
in Heterogeneous Media by Combining Karhunen-Loeve Expansion
and
Perturbation Method. Water Resources Research, 41(1):
W01006, doi: 10.1029/2004WR003412 |
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Robinson, TH, A Leydecker, AA Keller, JM Melack, 2005. Steps
towards modeling nutrient export in Coastal Californian streams
in a Mediterranean Climate. Agricultural Water Management
J., 77(1-3): 144-158
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Keller, AA & S Sirivithayapakorn,
2004. Transport of colloids in unsaturated porous media: Explaining
large scale behavior based on pore scale mechanisms. Water
Resources Research, 40:W12403, doi:10.1029/2004WR003315, |
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Keller, AA & Y Zheng, 2004.
Evaluation of Potential Water Quality Impacts from Different
Future Growth Scenarios in the SCAG Area. Southern California
Association of Governments, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Keller, AA, S Sirivithayapakorn,
C Chrysikopoulos. 2004. Early breakthrough of Colloids and Bacteriophage
MS2 in a water saturated sand column. Water Resources Research
40(8):W08304, doi:10.1029/2003WR002676 |
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AA Keller, Y Zheng and TH Robinson.
2004. Determining Critical Water Quality Conditions
For Inorganic Nitrogen in Dry Semi-urbanized Watersheds. J.
Am. Water Res. Assoc. 40(3):721-735. |
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Auset, M & AA Keller. 2004.
Pore scale processes that control dispersion of colloids in
saturated porous media. Water Resources Research,40(3):W03503,
doi:10.1029/2003WR002800
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Martinez, J &
Keller, AA, 2002. Development of supported polymeric liquid
membrane technology for aqueous MTBE mitigation, EPRI, Palo
Alto, CA, and California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA:
2002. EPRI Report #1006577
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Kram ML & AA Keller, 2003.
Complex NAPL Site Characterization using Fluorescence Part 3:
Detection Capabilities for Specific Excitation Sources. Soil
and Sediment Contamination, 13(2):135-148 |
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Kram ML & AA Keller, 2003.
Complex NAPL Site Characterization using Fluorescence Part 2:
Analysis of Soil Matrix Effects on the Excitation/Mission Matrix.
Soil and Sediment Contamination, 13(2):119-134 |
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Kram ML, AA Keller, SM Massick, LE Laverman,
2003. Complex NAPL Site Characterization using Fluorescence,
Part 1: Selection of Excitation Wavelength Based on NAPL Composition.
Soil and Sediment Contamination, 13(2):103-118 |
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S Sirivithayapakorn & AA
Keller, 2003. Transport of colloids in unsaturated porous media:
A pore scale observation of processes during the dissolution
of air-water interface. Water Resources Research, 39(12):1346,
doi:10.1029/2003WR002487 |
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AA Keller &
M Chen, 2003. Effect of Spreading Coefficient on Three-Phase
Relative Permeability of NAPL. Water Resources Research,
39(10): 1288, doi:10.1029/2003WR002071 |
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Yi Zheng & AA Keller, 2003.
Effect of the temporal scale of precipitation on water quality
simulation: application to the Santa Clara River watershed.
AWRA 2003 Intl Congress on Watershed Mgmt for Water Supply
Systems, New York, NY |
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S Sirivithayapakorn, AA Keller.
2003. Transport of colloids in saturated porous media: A pore
scale observation of the size exclusion effect and colloid acceleration,
Water Resources Research, 39(4): 1109, doi:10.1029/2002WR001583 |
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TH Robinson, A Leydecker, JM
Melack, AA Keller. 2002. Nutrient concentrations in southern
Californian streams related to landuse. Coastal Water Res.,
AWRA 2002 Specialty Conf.. Am. Water Res. Assoc. TPS-02-1: 339-343.
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ML Kram, AA Keller, J Rossabi,
L Everett. 2001. DNAPL Characterization Methods and Approaches
Part 2: Cost Comparisons. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation,
22(1):46-61.
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ML Kram, AA Keller, J Rossabi,
L Everett. 2001. DNAPL Characterization Methods and Approaches
Part 1: Performance Comparisons. Ground Water Monitoring
and Remediation, 21(1):67-76. |
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MM Mitani, AA Keller, CA Bunton,
RG Rinker, OC Sandall. 2002. Kinetics and Products of Reactions
of MTBE with Ozone and Ozone/Hydrogen Peroxide in Water. Journal
of Hazardous Materials, B89:197-202. |
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AA Keller, M Chen. 2002. Seasonal
variation in bioavailability of residual NAPL in the vadose
zone, in Proceedings of the International Groundwater Symposium
IAHR,
March 25-28, 2002 in Berkeley, CA, USA.
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MM Mitani, AA Keller, SJ Golden,
R Hatfield, and AK Cheetham. 2001. Low Temperature Catalytic
Decomposition and Oxidation of MTBE. Applied Catalysis-B,
Environmental, 34:87-95. |
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AA Keller, PA Holden, A Wilson.
2001. Modelling the seasonal variation in bioavailability of
residual NAPL in the vadose zone, in Int. Assoc. of Hydrological
Sciences, Groundwater Quality 2001, Sheffield, UK.
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AA Keller, BG Bierwagen. 2001.
Hydrophobic Hollow Fiber Membranes for treating MTBE-contaminated
water. Environ. Sci. Tech., 35(9): 1875-1879.
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Bierwagen, BG, AA Keller, 2001.
Measurement of Henry’s Law Constant for Methyl tert-Butyl
Ether (MTBE) using Solid-Phase Microextraction. Environ.
Toxicol. & Chemistry, 20(8):1625–1629.
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AA Keller, LF Fernandez. 2001.
Beyond MTBE: Applying the Precautionary Principle to Gasoline
Additives, in ACS Symposium Series No. 799, Oxygenates
in Gasoline: Environmental Aspects, ed. AF Diaz, DL Drogos.
American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. (ISBN: 0-8412-3760-3). |
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Kram, ML, SH Lieberman, J Fee,
AA Keller, 2001. Use of LIF for Real-Time In-Situ Mixed NAPL
Source Zone Detection, Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation,
21(1):67-76.
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Fernandez, LF, AA Keller, 2000.
Cost Benefit Analysis of MTBE and Alternative Gasoline Formulations.
Environmental Science and Policy, 3:173-188.
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Kram, ML, S Sirivithayapakorn,
M Joy, E Lory, AA Keller, 2000. MTBE Remediation using Hollow
Fiber Membrane and Spray Aeration Vacuum Extraction Technologies.
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Report CR 00-004-ENV.
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AA Keller. 2000. Peer Review
of the Watershed Analysis Risk Management Framework (WARMF).
An Evaluation of WARMF For TMDL Applications by Independent
Experts Using USEPA Guidelines. Electric Power Research
Institute TR-1000252, Palo Alto, CA.
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Keller, AA, OC Sandall, RG Rinker,
MM Mitani, B Bierwagen, MJ Snodgrass, 2000. An Evaluation of
Physicochemical Treatment Technologies for Water Contaminated
with MTBE. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation,
20(3):114-134. |
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Keller, AA, MJ Blunt and PV
Roberts. 1999. Behavior of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids in
fractured porous media under two-phase flow conditions. Transport
in Porous Media, 38: 189-203. |
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Keller, AA, S Sirivithayapakorn,
M Kram, 1999. Remediation of MTBE Contaminated Water and Soil.
Remediation Journal, 10(1):55-68. |
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Keller, AA, ML Kram.1999. Use
of Laser Induced Fluorescence to Detect DNAPL and Fluorophore
Mixtures In-Situ. Proceedings of the XXVIII IAHR
Congress, Graz, Austria. |
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Keller, AA, LF Fernandez. 1999.
Cost Benefit Considerations for the Introduction of Gasoline
Additives such as MTBE. Proceedings of the International
Congress on Ecosystem Health, Sacramento, CA. |
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Keller, AA, 1999. Health &
Environmental Assessment of MTBE; The California Perspective.
Proceedings of 1999 American Water Works Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, IL. |
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Keller, AA, B Bierwagen, S Sirivithayapakorn,
M Kram, 1999. Advances in groundwater treatment to remove MTBE,
Proceedings of the 31st Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous
Waste Conference, Technomic Publishing. |
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Gravender, J, A Killmer, J Frew,
AA Keller, 1999. ISO 14001 From a Corporate Perspective. Proceedings
of the 24th Annual Conference of the National Association of
Environmental Professionals, Kansas City, Missouri. |
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Keller, AA, MJ Blunt and PV
Roberts. 1999. Effect of fracture aperture variations on dispersion
of contaminants, Water Resources Research, 35(1): 55-63.
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Keller, AA, LF Fernandez, S
Hitz, H Kun, A Peterson, B Smith, M Yoshioka. 1998. An Integral
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Gasoline Formulations Meeting California
Phase II Reformulated Gasoline Requirements. UC TSR&TP
Report to the Governor of California. |
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Keller, AA, OC Sandall, RG Rinker,
MM Mitani, B Bierwagen, MJ Snodgrass. 1998. Cost and Performance
Evaluation of Treatment Technologies for MTBE-Contaminated Water.
UC TSR&TP Report to the Governor of California.
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Keller, AA, J Froines, C Koshland,
J Reuter, I Suffet, J Last. 1998. Health & Environmental
Assessment of MTBE, Summary and Recommendations. UC TSR&TP
Report to the Governor of California. |
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Keller, AA. 1998. High resolution,
non-destructive measurement and characterization of fracture
apertures, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 35(8): 1037-1050.
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Keller, AA 1998. Steam injection
to displace DNAPLs from fractured media, in Int. Assoc.
of Hydrological Science (IAHS-AISH) Pub. 250, Oxfordshire,
UK. |
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Keller, AA and ML Kram. 1998.
Use of fluorophore/DNAPL mixtures to detect DNAPLs in-situ,
in Physical, Chemical and Thermal Technologies: Remediation
of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Batelle Press,
Columbus, Ohio. |
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Keller, AA and RA Goldstein.
1998. Impact of carbon storage through restoration of drylands
on the global carbon cycle, Environmental Management,
22(5): 757-766 |
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Keller, AA. 1997. High resolution
CAT imaging of fractures in consolidated materials, Int.
J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 34(3/4):358-375. |
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Keller, AA, MJ Blunt and PV
Roberts. 1997. Micromodel observation of the role of oil layers
on multiphase flow, Transport in Porous Media, 26:
277-297. |
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Keller, A. A., 1996. Single
and Multiphase Flow and Transport in Fractured Porous Media,
Ph. D. dissertation, Stanford University, Stanford,
CA. |
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Keller, AA and Werth, C. 1996.
Modeling the oceanic storage of fossil fuel emissions, Abstracts
of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 212:132, FUEL,
Part 1 Aug. 25 |
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Keller, A. A. 1996. Editorial
essay on The CO2 Fertilization Factor and the "Missing"
Carbon Sink, Climatic Change, 33, 63-68. |
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Keller, AA, Roberts, PV and
P. K. Kitanidis. 1995. Prediction of single phase transport
parameters in a variable aperture fracture, Geophysical
Research Letters, 22:11, 1425-1428. |
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Keller, AA and RA Goldstein.
1995. Ocean transport and storage of carbon emissions, Climatic
Change, 30: 367-395. |
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Keller, AA and RA Goldstein.
1994. Propagation of uncertainty in carbon emission scenarios
through the global carbon cycle, World Resource Review, 6: 304-315.
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Keller, AA and RA Goldstein.
1994. The human effect on the global carbon cycle: response
functions to analyze management strategies, World Resource Review,
6: 63-87. |
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Contributing author to Future
Emissions and Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide: Key Ocean/Atmosphere/Land
Analyses, CSIRO Aust. Div. Atmos. Res., Tech. Paper No. 31,
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