Dehalogenation of chlorinated organic compounds by strong alkalis

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 982-987

  Gu, Baohua ^a   Siegrist, Robert L ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 2642646107     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1997)123:10(982)     Document Type: Article

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