Degradation of lindane by zero-valent iron nanoparticles

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Elliott, Daniel W ^a   Lien, Hsing Lung ^b   Zhang, Wei Xian ^c  

^a GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

^c Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater pollution; Halogen organic compounds; Iron; Pesticides; Remedial action

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CHLORINATED METHANES; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; HALOGEN ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; HALOGENATED ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; IRON PARTICLES; IRON TYPES; KEY REACTIONS; MICRO-SCALE; NANO IRONS; NANO-SCALE; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REMEDIAL ACTION; SURFACE AREAS; SYNTHESIZED PARTICLES; TRACE LEVELS; ZERO-VALENT IRON NANOPARTICLES; ZERO-VALENT IRONS;

BENZENE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYCLOHEXANE; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INSECTICIDES; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON RESEARCH; METHANE; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RATE CONSTANTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HCH; IRON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PESTICIDE; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 65249104949     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:5(317)     Document Type: Article

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