Gibbs free energies of formation of PCDDs: Evaluation of estimation methods and application for predicting dehalogenation pathways

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 824-836

  Huang, Ching L I ^a   Keith Harrison, B ^a   Madura, Jeffry ^b   Dolfing, Jan ^c  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benson; Degradation; Enthalpy; Gibbs; PCDDs

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DECHLORINATION; DEHALOGENATION; ENTHALPY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPOR;

EID: 9344238191     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0824:GFEOFO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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