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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/eer.2004.9.1.013

RESEARCH PAPERS : COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF NUCLEOPHILIC ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FOR REMEDIATION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES-CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER  

Hwang, Sang-Chul (Dept of Geography & Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University)
Min, Kyung-Sok (Dept of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Jeffrey L.Davis (EL, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center)
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Environmental Engineering Research / v.9, no.1, 2004 , pp. 13-22 More about this Journal
Keywords
Alkaline hydrolysis; Continuous flow stirred-tank reactor; Formate; Oxalate; RDX; TNT;
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