Laboratory measurements of the volatilization of PCBs from amended dredged material

Environmental Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-325

  Miskewitz, R J ^a   Hires, R I ^b   Korfiatis, G P ^c   Sidhoum, M ^c   Douglas, W S ^d   Su, T L ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d Office of Maritime Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux chamber; PCB; Portland cement; Stabilized dredged sediment; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; FILLER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYURETHAN;

BROWNFIELD SITE; CEMENT; DREDGING; FLUX CHAMBER; LABORATORY METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; LANDFILL; NAVIGATION CHANNEL; PCB; STABILIZATION; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ECOTOXICITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LAMINAR FLOW; LANDFILL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OXIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

TETRA;

EID: 39749105491     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.05.016     Document Type: Article

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