Adsorption of RDX to soil with low organic carbon: Laboratory results, field observations, remedial implications

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 809-826

  Tucker, William A ^a   Murphy, Gerald J ^a   Arenberg, Eric D ^a  

^a MACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Groundwater; Lysimeter; Organic carbon; RDX; Soil; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER; LYSIMETERS; MOISTURE; REMEDIATION; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ORGANIC CARBON; RDX; SOIL MOISTURE;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 27744578924     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20025891107104     Document Type: Review

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