Radiolytic dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls in transformer oil and in marine sediment

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 473-478

  Singh, Ajit ^a   Kremers, Walter ^b  

^a AHA Enterprises   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Gamma radiation; Ionizing radiation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Sediment; Transformer oil

Indexed keywords

DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INSULATING OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RADIOLYSIS; SEDIMENTS; SLURRIES;

MARINE SEDIMENTS;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TRIETHYLAMINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RADIOLYSIS; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0036850230     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00359-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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