Journal of hazardous materials, 217-218, 187-193 (2012-04-07)
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) are common contaminants around active military firing ranges. Dissolution of these compounds is usually the first step prior to their spreading in subsurface environments. Nevertheless, dissolution of individual TNT, RDX, and HMX under
The dissolution of the 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) from microscale particles (<250μm) of the explosive formulation Composition B was examined and compared to dissolution from macroscopic particles (>0.5mm). The dissolution of explosives from detonation soot was also
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 73(7), 1653-1657 (2010-03-02)
Lethal effects of the explosives RDX and HMX were assessed using ten-day water exposures to juvenile sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). For RDX, maximum mortality occurred during the first two days of exposure with a 10-d median lethal concentration (LC50) of
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 114(16), 5372-5376 (2010-04-07)
We apply a simple strategy for calculating from first principles a thermodynamically complete equation of state for molecular crystals using readily available quantum chemistry techniques. The strategy involves a combination of separate methods for the temperature-independent mechanical compression and the
Journal of hazardous materials, 179(1-3), 526-532 (2010-04-03)
The performance of mesophilic anaerobic granules to degrade octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) was investigated under various conditions. The results of batch experiments showed that anaerobic granules were capable of removing HMX from aqueous solution with high efficiency. Both biotic and abiotic mechanisms
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