Persistence of white phosphorus (P 4 ) particles in salt marsh sediments | Zendy

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Persistence of white phosphorus (P 4 ) particles in salt marsh sediments

Author(s) -

Walsh Marianne E.,

Collins Charles M.,

Racine Charles H.

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

environmental toxicology and chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1

H-Index - 171

eISSN - 1552-8618

pISSN - 0730-7268

DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620150605

Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , phosphorus , dredging , wetland , sediment , salt marsh , environmental chemistry , marsh , environmental science , environmental remediation , sedimentation , white phosphorus , ecology , contamination , chemistry , biology , geology , organic chemistry , paleontology , geotechnical engineering

Remediation of sediments at Eagle River Flats, Alaska, a salt marsh contaminated with solid particles of white phosphorus (P 4 ), may require severe alterations of the wetland by dredging, draining, or covering. However, some sediments may undergo decontamination naturally in areas that are seasonally subaerially exposed. The persistence of millimeter‐size P 4 particles was studied in laboratory and field experiments. White phosphorus particles were found to be persistent in saturated sediments. In unsaturated sediments, loss was rapid (within 24 h) at 20°C, and was retarded by low temperatures.

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