A screening model for fate and transport of biodegradable polyesters in soil

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1078-1087

  Saponaro, Sabrina ^a   Sezenna, Elena ^a   Degli Innocenti, Francesco ^b   Mezzanotte, Valeria ^c   Bonomo, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Probiotical SpA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural use; Biodegradable polyester; Fate; Numerical modeling; Soil; Transport

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BYPRODUCTS; DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; KINETICS; MONOMERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEEPAGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL USE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; FATE; FATE AND TRANSPORT; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; MULCH FILMS; SCREENING MODELS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SURFACE SOIL; TRANSPORT;

SOILS;

GROUND WATER; MONOMER; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYESTER; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULCH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; SURFACE SOIL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 47249151483     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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