Capture of airborne particulate using surface applied emulsions: Potential for postdetonation dirty bomb cleanup

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-262

  Fox, Garey A ^a   Fuchs, John W ^a   Medina, Victor F ^b   Atapattu, Kaumudi ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsions; Environmental issues; Particles; Radioactive materials; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); DETONATION; EMULSIONS; EXTRACTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

TALL-OIL-PITCH EMULSIONS; TERRORISM;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION;

ASPHALT; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); DETONATION; EMULSIONS; EXTRACTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION;

EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TERRORISM;

EID: 33847204998     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:3(255)     Document Type: Article

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