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Title: Simultaneous adsorption and hydrolysis of insensitive munition compounds by pyrogenic carbonaceous matter (PCM) and functionalized PCM in soils
Award ID(s):
1752220
PAR ID:
10589231
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Volume:
494
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0304-3894
Page Range / eLocation ID:
138501
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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