Photochemical degradation of selected nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in solution and adsorbed to solid particles

Chemosphere

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1207-1215

  Warner, Stephanie D ^a   Farant, Jean Pierre ^a   Butler, Ian S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitro group orientation; Nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; CELLULOSE; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILICA; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE PHENOMENA;

SOLID PARTICLES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

6 NITROBENZO[A]PYRENE; 6 NITROCHRYSENE; 9 NITROANTHRACENE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CHRYSENE DERIVATIVE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; PYRENE DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

PAH; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642517118     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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