Long-term RDX sorption and fate in soil

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 572-577

  Singh, J ^a   Comfort, S D ^a   Hundal, L S ^a   Shea, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; SORPTION;

HEXAHYDROTRINITROTRIAZINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACETONITRILE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON; CYCLONITE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032076680     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700030014x     Document Type: Article

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