3D laboratory-scale SoilBed for assessment of fate and transport of explosive-related compounds in soils under variable environmental conditions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6217 II, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Anaya, Angel A ^a   Padilla, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

3D Soil Tank; Environmental variables; ERCs; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

3D SOIL TANK; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; ERCS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLOSIVES; SIMULATORS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SOILS;

EID: 33747366309     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.666306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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