Photolysis of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene and 2,6-Dinitrotoluene in seawater

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 491-505

  O'Sullivan, Daniel W ^a   Denzel, Jeffrey R ^a   Luning Prak, Dianne J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosives; Nitroaromatic compounds; Photolysis; Seawater; Solar simulator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSIVE; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALF LIFE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION RATE; SALT; SEAWATER; SIMULATOR; TOLUENE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 77951976057     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-010-9089-9     Document Type: Article

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