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HERO ID
1466448
Reference Type
Technical Report
Title
Adsorption and Transformation of Explosives in Low-Carbon Aquifer Soils
Year
2000
Publisher
Non Paid ADAS
Location
Vicksburg, MS. Environmental Lab.
Report Number
ERDC/EL-TR-00-11; ERDCELTR0011
Number of Pages
35p
Abstract
Disposal operations from the manufacturing processes of the explosives 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 1,3,5-trinitro- 1,3,5-hexahydrotriazine (RDX), and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranito- 1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) have resulted in the contamination of soil and groundwater at many active and inactive munitions sites. One option to be investigated for site cleanup is natural attenuation of these contaminants. The potential success of this option depends upon the ability of low-carbon aquifer materials to adsorb and transform explosive contaminants. Therefore, an understanding of the processes that control the mobility and transformation of explosives in low-carbon aquifer soils is needed to improve evaluation of natural attenuation in aquifers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental conditions such as redox potential, pH, and groundwater quality on sorption and transformation of explosives in low-carbon aquifer soils.
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ADA385046
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