Remediating explosive-contaminated groundwater by in situ redox manipulation (ISRM) of aquifer sediments

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 933-941

  Boparai, H K ^a   Comfort, S D ^a   Shea, P J ^a   Szecsody, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dithionite; HMX; RDX; Sediments; TNT

Indexed keywords

DITHIONITE; IN SITU REDOX MANIPULATION (ISRM); REMEDIATING EXPLOSIVE;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; IRON OXIDES; METAL IONS; SEDIMENTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

BICARBONATE; BUFFER; CITRIC ACID; CYCLONITE; DITHIONITE; EXPLOSIVE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; IRON OXIDES; METAL IONS; SEDIMENTS; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; CLAY; DEGRADATION; EXPLOSIVE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON OXIDE; PH; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT;

ALKALINITY; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLAY; EXPLOSION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IN SITU REDOX MANIPULATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; AZOCINES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 40049106526     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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