Assessment of the effectiveness of composting for the reduction of toxicity and mutagenicity of explosive-contaminated soil

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Jarvis, A Susan ^a   McFarland, Victor A ^a   Honeycutt, Michael E ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b TNRCC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; EXPLOSIVE; MUTAGENICITY; MUTATOX; SOIL REMEDIATION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; LETHALITY; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OLIGOCHAETA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0032007046     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1617     Document Type: Article

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