Macro-sorption of 2,4-dinitrotoluene onto sandy and clayey soils

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6217 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hernández, Miguel D ^a   Santiago, Ivonne ^a   Padilla, Ingrid Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

2,4 Dinitrotoluene; Isotherms; Retardation; Sorption

Indexed keywords

2,4-DINITROTOLUENE; ADSORPTION CONSTANT; RETARDATION;

EXPLOSIVES; ISOTHERMS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOILS; SORPTION;

TOLUENE;

EID: 33747364143     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.665804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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