Environmental transformation mechanisms of thiodiglycol

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1720-1726

  Lee, K Patrick ^a   Allen, Herbert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental fate; Mustard; Thiodiglycol

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL WARFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031846016     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620170911     Document Type: Article

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