Sentence examples for chlorinated organic concentrations from inspiring English sources
The dry weight-based chlorinated organic concentrations in mollusks generally exceed those in nearby sediments by an order of magnitude.
Combination of pollutants (organics, ammonia-nitrogen, heavy metals, chlorinated organic and inorganic salts) in higher concentrations makes landfill leachate a potential source of contamination to both ground and surface waters (Umar et al. 2010b).
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are chlorinated organic substances which are highly toxic and also considered persistent organic pollutants (POP).
In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) schemes using MnO4− have been effective in destroying chlorinated organic solvents dissolved in ground water.
All selected chlorinated organic compounds can be effectively removed from the soil with removal efficiency ranging from 85 to 98% after 2 weeks of treatment.
The complexity of the decomposition processes and the inherent toxicity of the pollutant compounds to the microorganisms themselves can lead to long residence times in soil, ranging from years to decades for toxic metals and chlorinated organic compounds.
Highly chlorinated organic compounds, i.e. decachlorobiphenyl (CB 209) and a technical mixture of PCBs (Aroclor 1254), were subjected to reductive pyrolysis in a flow of hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
We need improved ability to treat mixed contaminants of concern (COCs) in groundwater contaminated by perfluorinated chemicals, perchlorate, chlorinated organic solvents, and 1,4-dioxane.
POPs are chlorinated organic compounds [polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and chlorinated pesticides] that are resistant to degradation and able to bio-accumulate in fatty tissues of living organisms.
In particular, little is known about the composition of anaerobic microbial communities that degrade chlorinated organic compounds in situ.
Dibakar Bhattacharyya and other scientists at the University of Kentucky SRP developed a double-membrane remediation system that removes chlorinated organic contaminants from groundwater (Lewis et al. 2011).
