Trimethylbenzoic acids as metabolite signatures in the biogeochemical evolution of an aquifer contaminated with jet fuel hydrocarbons

Presentation of a field site crash jet zone and multilevel well installation with screened interval depth descriptors. Chemical analysis of groundwater and extraction of organic acids. Evolution of Trimethylbenzoic acids and discussion on the transport in aquifer within the contaminant plume . Potential degradation of tetramethylbenzene and effect of anaerobic metabolism. Evaluation of the role of microbially mediated processes in the natural attenuation of hydrocarbons with focus on degradation and biogeochemichal evolution of the fuel.