Remediating TNT-contaminated soil by soil washing and Fenton oxidation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-115

  Li, Z M ^a   Peterson, M M ^a   Comfort, S D ^a   Horst, G L ^a   Shea, P J ^a   Oh, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fenton oxidation; Phytoremediation; Soil washing; Tall fescue; TNT

Indexed keywords

TRINITROTOLUENE;

FENTON OXIDATION; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WASHING; TNT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030844057     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00158-7     Document Type: Article

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