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Desorption Kinetics of Volatile Organic Contaminants from Aquifer Materials
Sorption and desorption of volatile, halogenated hydrocarbons from aquifer material are investigated using a frontal gas chromatography technique. Soil columns packed with low organic carbon (oc) aquifer mater...
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Desorptionskinetik Flüchtiger Organischer Verbindungen bei Aquifer Material
Sorption und Desorption leichtflüchtiger, halogenierter Kohlenwasserstoffe wurden mit Hilfe frontaler Gaschromatographie untersucht. Aquifermaterial mit nur geringen Anteilen an organischem Kohlenstoff oder Gl...
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Biological and Chemical Transformations of Halogenated Aliphatic Compounds in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments
Halogenated C1 and C2 aliphatic compounds (HACs) including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are among the most important trace gases affecting stratospheric ozone levels and are contributors to the greenhouse effect. H...
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Mobility and Availability of Contaminants
The ability to accurately determine the effects of pollutants upon individual organisms or to local ecosystems is hampered by the uncertainty in the quantification of receptor exposure. Through laboratory stud...
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Palladium Catalysis for the Treatment of Contaminated Waters: A Review
The widespread contamination of waters by halogenated and unsaturated hydrocarbons (e.g. solvents and pesticides) has spurred the investigation of a number of remediation technologies. Treatment via reductive ...