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Evaluation of gamma radiation for degradation of a polychlorinated biphenyl in solution and on activated carbon

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A polychlorinated biphenyl isomer was irradiated in aqueous solution and in deoxygenated alkaline 2-propanol /0.3M KOH/. Recovery of original PCB was diminished in aqueous solution but no degradation products were seen. Degradation in alkaline 2-propanol was readily achieved by a chain reaction. Polychlorinated biphenyl adsorbed on activated carbon was also irradiated, but no degradation was evident.

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  1. Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, 62704, Springfield, Illinois, USA

    J. F. Schweitzer

  2. School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    G. S. Born & W. V. Kessler

  3. School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    J. E. Etzel

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Schweitzer, J.F., Born, G.S., Etzel, J.E. et al. Evaluation of gamma radiation for degradation of a polychlorinated biphenyl in solution and on activated carbon. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 118, 323–329 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02170465

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