Extraction of Sediment-bound chlorinated organic compounds: Implications on fate and hazard assessment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Prytula, Mark T ^a   Pavlostathis, Spyros G ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorobenzenes; Desorption; Estuary; Extraction procedures; Fate; Fractionation; Hexachlorobutadiene; Sediments

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; DRYING; ESTUARIES; FRACTIONATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPONIFICATION; SEDIMENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

CHLOROBENZENES; FATE ASSESSMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEXA CHLOROBUTADIENE; SEQUENTIAL SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SONICATION; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; EXTRACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; ULTRASOUND; WATER POLLUTION;

CHLOROBENZENE; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION;

USA, LOUISIANA, BAYOU D'INDE;

EID: 0029667481     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00285-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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