Continuous flow PCB radiolysis with real-time assessment by gas chromatography

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 532-535

  Ruhter, Aaron ^a   Rodriguez, Rene G ^a   Mincher, Bruce J ^b   Brey, Richard R ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRON BEAMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSULATING OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CELL IRRADIATION; ISOPROPANOL; REAL-TIME DETECTION; RECIPROCAL DOSE;

RADIOLYSIS;

2 PROPANOL; AROCLOR; OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 33644883894     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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