Sorption and oxic degradation of the explosive CL-20 during transport in subsurface sediments

Chemosphere

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 593-610

  Szecsody, J E ^a   Girvin, D C ^a   Devary, B J ^a   Campbell, J A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic degradation; CL 20; Explosives; Kd; RDX; Sorption rate

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVES; GROUNDWATER; SORPTION; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ABIOTIC SORPTION; HEXANITROHEXAAZAISOWURTZITANE; MINERALIZATION; OXIC DEGRADATION;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EXPLOSIVE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; HEXANITROHEXAAZAISOWURTZITANE; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MICA; MINERAL; PHYLLOSILICATE; SILICATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLAY MINERAL; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVE; SEDIMENT; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISOTHERM; MINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

MICAS;

EID: 2942744626     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.04.028     Document Type: Article

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