Lime treatment of explosives-contaminated soil from munitions plants and firing ranges

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 565-580

  Davis, Jeffrey L ^a   Brooks, Michael C ^b   Larson, Steven L ^a   Nestler, Catherine C ^c   Felt, Deborah R ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline hydrolysis; Hydrated lime; Munitions; RDX; TNT

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BENZENE; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; HYDRATED LIME; HYDROLYSIS; SOILS;

ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; MUNITIONS; RDX; TNT;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 33749340276     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380600959032     Document Type: Article

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