Evaluation of a peat moss plus soybean oil (PMSO) technology for reducing explosive residue transport to groundwater at military training ranges under field conditions

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1076-1083

  Fuller, Mark E ^a   Schaefer, Charles E ^a   Steffan, Robert J ^a  

^a Shaw Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fate and transport; RDX; Remediation; Sustainability; TNT; Training ranges

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; GROUNDWATER; LYSIMETERS; MILITARY BASES; PEAT; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; REMEDIATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SOYBEAN OIL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DETONATION RESIDUE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; FATE AND TRANSPORT; FATE AND TRANSPORT MODELING; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRIAZINE; MILITARY FACILITIES; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; TRAINING RANGE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GROUND WATER; SOYBEAN OIL; TRINITROTOLUENE;

CROP RESIDUE; CRUDE OIL; DISSOLUTION; FIELD METHOD; GROUNDWATER; LYSIMETER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOYBEAN; SUSTAINABILITY; TRINITROTOLUENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARMY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MOSS; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

BRYOPHYTA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 71249111027     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.044     Document Type: Article

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