The importance of evaluating the physicochemical and toxicological properties of a contaminant for remediating environments affected by chemical incidents

Environment International

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-118

  Wyke, S ^a   Pena Fernandez A ^a   Brooke, N ^a   Duarte Davidson, R ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical incident; Environmental decontamination; Physicochemical and toxicological properties; Recovery and restoration

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION TREES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RECOVERY; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION;

CHEMICAL INCIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; RESTORATION STRATEGIES; TECHNICAL GUIDANCES; TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

ALPHA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ENDOSULFAN; LINDANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; WATER;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECOVERY; REMEDIATION; TOXICOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; DECISION TREE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; TOXICITY TESTING; VAPOR PRESSURE; VISCOSITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL INCIDENT; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION; FOOD CHAIN; GAS; METABOLISM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; RECOVERY AND RESTORATION; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CHEMICAL INCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; RECOVERY AND RESTORATION;

CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FOOD CHAIN; GASES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 84907631006     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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