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The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) are jointly investigating the decomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons using bremsstrahlung radiation produced by electron accelerators and gamma photons from spent reactor fuel. Experimental results demonstrate an exponential type decay of concentration with dose for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ground water and for both polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and insecticides in organic solutions. Experiments were performed at several photon energies and dose rates with various initial concentrations. Mass balance analysis suggests complete mineralization of VOCs in ground water and indicates significant degradation of PCBs and insecticides to VOC type compounds in organic solutions.
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Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE Contract Nos. W-7405-ENG-48 and DE-AC07-76IDO1570.
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Matthews, S.M., Boegel, A.J., Eccles, S.F. et al. High-energy irradiation of chlorinated hydrocarbons. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 161, 253–264 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034899
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034899