Desorption of bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, mustard agent, from the surface of hardened cement paste (HCP) wafers

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-51

  Tang, Hairong ^a   Zhou, Xuezhi ^a   Guan, Yingqiang ^a   Zhou, Liming ^a   Wang, Xinming ^a   Yan, Huijuan ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bis(2 chloroethyl) sulfide (sulfur mustard, HD); Contaminated; Desorption; Droplets; Hardened cement paste (HCP)

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS;

DESORPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SORPTION; SULFIDE; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTENT;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; FLOW RATE; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE WAFER; MATERIAL STATE; SUBSTRATE AGE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VELOCITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT; WEATHER;

AIR; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MUSTARD GAS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84875233576     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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