Radiation-induced reactions of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in aqueous solution

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 971-974

  Schmelling, Daniel C ^a,b   Gray, Kimberly A ^a,c   Kamat, Prashant V ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVES; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PULSE RADIOLYTIC TECHNIQUES; RADIOLYSIS; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; SCAVENGER; TRINITROTOLUENE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; GAMMA RADIATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032055301     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es970688o     Document Type: Article

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