Radiolytic decomposition of aqueous atrazine

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-307

  Angelini, Giancarlo ^a   Bucci, Roberto ^a   Carnevaletti, Fabrizio ^a   Colosimo, Marcello ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Gamma radiolysis; Mass balance

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ATRAZINE; GAMMA RADIOLYSIS; MASS BALANCE; RADIOLYTIC DECOMPOSITION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ATRAZINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOLYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034285213     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00270-X     Document Type: Article

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