Efficacy of liquid and foam decontamination technologies for chemical warfare agents on indoor surfaces

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 196, Issue , 2011, Pages 115-122

  Love, Adam H ^a   Bailey, Christopher G ^b   Hanna, M Leslie ^b   Hok, Saphon ^b   Vu, Alex K ^b   Reutter, Dennis J ^b   Raber, Ellen ^b  

^a Johnson Wright Inc   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agent; Decontamination; Sarin; Soman; Sulfur mustard; VX

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; SARIN; SOMAN; SULFUR MUSTARD; VX;

BLEACHING; CHEMICAL WARFARE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LIQUIDS; STAINLESS STEEL; SULFUR; TECHNOLOGY;

DECONTAMINATION;

CHEMICAL AGENT; CONCRETE; DECONTAMINATION AGENT; GLASS; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; MUSTARD GAS; POLYMER; SARIN; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SOLVENT; SOMAN; STAINLESS STEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

CONCRETE; FOAM; GLASS; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM; LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BLEACHING AGENTS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOUSING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 80455143861     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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