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Hydrolytic release of bound residues from composted soil contaminated with 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene
Author(s) -
Thorne Philip G.,
Leggett Daniel C.
Publication year - 1997
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.5620160606
Subject(s) - trinitrotoluene , hydrolysis , chemistry , contamination , environmental chemistry , soil contamination , biodegradation , chromatography , organic chemistry , biology , ecology , explosive material
Samples of composted soil were extracted with solvent, then hydrolyzed with acid or base. The concentrations of extractable, unbound 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene and its mono‐ and diamino metabolites fell rapidly after the first days of composting. Hydrolysis of the extracted residues released significant quantities of intact metabolites.