A review of chemical warfare agent simulants for the study of environmental behavior

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-136

  Bartelt Hunt, Shannon L ^a   Knappe, Detlef R U ^b   Barlaz, Morton A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial degradation; Partition coefficient; Simulant; Toxicity; Warfare agent

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLERIES; GUNS (ARMAMENT); RISK ASSESSMENT; SORPTION; TOXICITY; VAPORIZATION;

DISPOSAL STRATEGIES; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

CHEMICAL WARFARE;

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; LEWISITE; SARIN; SOMAN; TABUN;

AGENTS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLERIES; GUNS (ARMAMENT); RISK ASSESSMENT; SORPTION; TOXICITY; VAPORIZATION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL WEAPON; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HYDROLYSIS; MAMMAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SORPTION; TOXICITY; VOLATILIZATION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BRASSICA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DESORPTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; VOLATILIZATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38349087598     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380701643650     Document Type: Review

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