Fate and transport of explosives in the environment: A chemist’s view

Ecotoxicology of Explosives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 5-34

  Monteil Rivera, Fanny ^a   Halasz, Annamaria ^a   Groom, Carl ^a   Zhao, Jian Shen ^a   Thiboutot, Sonia ^b   Ampleman, Guy ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

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