Dissolution, sorption, and kinetics involved in systems containing explosives, water, and soil

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 786-792

  Larson, Steven L ^a   Martin, W Andy ^a   Escalon, B Lynn ^b   Thompson, Michelle ^c  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b SpecPro Inc   (United States)

^c APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EXPLOSIVES; REACTION KINETICS; SOILS; SORPTION; WATER;

MILITARY RANGES; TNT; TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES;

IMPURITIES;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

DISSOLUTION; EXPLOSIVES; IMPURITIES; REACTION KINETICS; SOILS; SORPTION; WATER;

BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLUTION; KINETICS; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WATER; SORPTION; TRIAZINE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; KINETICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; KINETICS; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE; WATER;

EID: 38949163282     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0717360     Document Type: Article

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