Enhancing the attenuation of explosives in surface soils at military facilities: Sorption-desorption isotherms

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 306-312

  Hatzinger, Paul B ^a   Fuller, Mark E ^a   Rungmakol, Darin ^a   Schuster, Rachel L ^a   Steffan, Robert J ^a  

^a Envirogen Princeton Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trinitrotoluene; Explosives; Hexahydro 1,3,5 trinitro 1,3,5 triazine; Isotherm; Octahydro 1,3,5,7 tetranitro 1,3,5,7 tetrazocine

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; ISOTHERMS; MILITARY BASES;

ADSORBED CONTAMINANTS; MILITARY TRAINING RANGES;

SOILS;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GROUND WATER; NITRO DERIVATIVE; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; MILITARY LAND; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; DESORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYSTERESIS; MILITARY PHENOMENA; MOSS; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; WHEAT;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; AZOCINES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; KINETICS; RUBBER; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPHAGNOPSIDA; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE; WOOD;

BRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1642498300     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-186     Document Type: Article

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