Contribution of hydrolysis in the abiotic attenuation of RDX and HMX in coastal waters

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 858-864

  Monteil Rivera, Fanny ^a   Paquet, Louise ^a   Giroux, Romain ^a   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; HYDROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABIOTIC ATTENUATION; RDX; UNEXPLODED ORDNANCES (UXO);

EXPLOSIVES;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; HYDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; IONIZATION; KINETICS; LEACHING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AZOCINES; KINETICS; SEAWATER; TRIAZINES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 43749106512     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0451     Document Type: Article

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