Robert C. Borden
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Professor of Civil EngineeringWater Resources/Environmental Engineering Office: 215 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Ground water, solid and hazardous waste management
Education
- PhD, Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 1986
- ME, Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, 1980
- BS, Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 1978
Representative Publications
Borden, R. C. and P. B. Bedient, Transport of Dissolved Hydrocarbons Influenced by Reaeration and Oxygen limited Biodegradation: 1. Theoretical Development, Water Resources Research, 22(13):1973-1982, 1986.
M. D. Lee, R. C. Borden, J. T. Wilson, M. Thomas, P. B. Bedient, and C. H. Ward, Biorestoration of Organic Contaminated Aquifers, CRC Critical Reviews in Environmental Control, 18(1):29-89, 1988.
Malone, D. R., C. M. Kao, and R. C. Borden, Dissolution and Biorestoration of Non-Aqueous Phase Hydrocarbons: Model Development and Laboratory Evaluation, Water Resources Research, 29(7):2203-2213, 1993.
Borden, R. C., C. A. Gomez and M. T. Becker, Geochemical Indicators of Intrinsic Bioremediation, Ground Water, 33(2):180-189, 1995.
Johnston, J. J., R. C. Borden, and M. A. Barlaz, Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hazardous Organics in Groundwater Down Gradient of a Sanitary Landfill, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 23(4):263-283, 1996.
Borden, R. C., R. A. Daniel, L. E. LeBrun IV, and C. W. Davis, Intrinsic Biodegradation of MTBE and BTEX in a Gasoline-Contaminated Aquifer, Water Resources Research, 33(5):1105-1115, 1997.
Hunt, M. J., M. A. Barlaz, and R. C. Borden, Determining Intrinsic Anaerobic BTEX Decay Rates in a Petroleum-Contaminated Aquifer, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 3(4):285-293, 1998.
Borden, R. C., J. L. Dorn, J. B. Stillman and S. K. Liehr, Effect of In-Lake Water Quality on Pollutant Removal in Two Regional Wet Detention Basins, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 124(8):737-743.
Zenker, M.J., R.C. Borden and M.A. Barlaz. Mineralization of 1,4-dioxane in the presence of a structural analog. Biodegradation, 11:239-246, 2000.
Coulibaly, K.M., and R.C. Borden, Impact of Edible Oil Injection on the Permeability of Aquifer Sands, J. Contaminant Hydrology, submitted April 2003.
Editorial Boards
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
Bioremediation Journal
Professional Memberships
Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
National Ground Water Association
Water Environment Federation
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer, North Carolina
Professional Engineer, Virginia
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