Natural abiotic formation of trihalomethanes in soil: Results from laboratory studies and field samples

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 4934-4939

  Huber, Stefan G ^a   Kotte, K ^a,c   Schöler, Heinz F ^a   Williams, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC SOURCES; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; FORMATION PATHWAYS; HALIDE CONTENT; LABORATORY STUDIES; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; ORGANIC-RICH SOIL; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESS; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION TIME; REPRESENTATIVE COMPOUND; SIMILAR NUMBERS; SOIL PROCESS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; TRICHLOROMETHANE; TRIHALOMETHANES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON COMPOUNDS; KETONES; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SOILS;

1,24,5 TETRAHYDROBENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BROMIDE; CARBON; CATECHOL; CHLORIDE; FERRIC ION; HALIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROQUINONE; ORGANIC MATTER; RESORCINOL; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HALOGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANE; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

ABIOTIC; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FENTON REACTION; HYDROXYLATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAND BIOME; OXIDATION; PH; SOIL;

BENZENE; BROMIDES; CATECHOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; RESORCINOLS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; TRIHALOMETHANES;

EID: 67649971435     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8032605     Document Type: Article

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