Open AccessRADIATION DEGRADATION OF PCBS IN SEDIMENTS: COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS
Author(s) -
Ľubica Darážová,
Andrea Šagátová,
Vladimı́r Nečas,
M. Fülöp,
Bumsoo Han
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acta polytechnica ctu proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2336-5382
DOI - 10.14311/ap.2016.4.0019
Subject(s) - bioaccumulation , environmental chemistry , sediment , degradation (telecommunications) , contamination , environmental science , radiation , irradiation , chemistry , matrix (chemical analysis) , geology , ecology , chromatography , geomorphology , biology , physics , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , computer science , nuclear physics
Polychlorinated biphenyls are toxic compounds which have accumulated in river sediments in Eastern Slovakia. Bioaccumulation could cause even cancer. Radiation degradation with electrons is new and perspective method to dechlorinate PCBs in sediment matrix. We tested the influence of two difference chemical pretreatments and electron irradiation on PCB contaminated sediments.