A critical evaluation of the implications for risk based land management of the environmental chemistry of Sulphur Mustard

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1192-1203

  Ashmore, Matthew Howard ^a   Nathanail, C Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical weapon; Contaminated; Environmental degradation; Human health risk assessment; Mustard Gas; Remediation; Soil; Sulphur Mustard

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMERS; REMEDIATION; SOILS; SULFUR; SURFACE WATERS; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEAPONS; CONTAMINATED; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; MUSTARD GAS; SULPHUR MUSTARD;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE;

CARCINOGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HEALTH RISK; HYDROLYSIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LONGEVITY; POLYMER; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; WATER QUALITY; WEAPON;

BIODEGRADATION; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 52049109639     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.03.012     Document Type: Review

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