Soil biodegradation of propylene glycol based aircraft deicing fluids

Water Environment Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-464

  Bausmith, David S ^b   Neufeld, Ronald D ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aircraft deicing; Airport runoff; First order kinetics; Glycol; Land treatment

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT RUNWAYS; BIODEGRADATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PH; REACTION KINETICS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTES;

AIRCRAFT DEICING FLUIDS; AIRPORT RUNOFF; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

GLYCOLS;

CALCIUM OXIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RUNOFF;

AIRCRAFT; BIODEGRADATION; SOIL; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0032779261     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143097X121997     Document Type: Article

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