A time series investigation of the stability of nitramine and nitroaromatic explosives in surface water samples at ambient temperature

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Douglas, Thomas A ^a   Johnson, Laura ^a   Walsh, Marianne ^b   Collins, Charles ^a  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosive residues; Explosives sample preservation; HMX; RDX; TNT

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEIONIZED WATER; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; HMX; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES; NITROAROMATIC COMPOUND; NITROAROMATIC EXPLOSIVES; RIVER WATER SAMPLES; SAMPLE PRESERVATION; STABILITY OF EXPLOSIVES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EXPLOSIVES;

AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; EXPLOSIVE; NITRAMINE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXPLOSIVE; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER; TIME SERIES; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 67349142168     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.02.050     Document Type: Article

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