2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) Transformation/Sorption in Thin-Disk Soil Columns Under Anaerobic Conditions.

Abstract

The sorption and transformation behavior of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is important to modeling and remediation efforts at military installations where subsurface contamination exists in connection with munitions production. Processes potentially affecting the fate and transport of TNT in soils and groundwater include biotic and abiotic transformation, sorption, advection, hydrodynamic dispersion, dissolution, diffusion, and facilitated transport by organic and inorganic colloids (McGrath 1995). TNT breakthrough curves may provide indications of the type of processes occurring. The transformation rate of TNT is of particular interest in determining the long-term risk associated with TNT contamination in a soil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA317383

Entities

People

  • Dan M. Townsend
  • Tommy E. Myers
  • Trudy J. Olin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Desorption
  • Detection
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Explosives
  • Louisiana
  • Materials
  • Nitrotoluenes
  • Sorption
  • Tnt

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Theoretical Analysis.