title: Radiation-induced decomposition of small amounts of trichloroethylene in drinking water.
abstract: Solutions of 10 ppm trichloroethylene in air-saturated drinking waters are decomposed by gamma radiation with initial G-values, G0, around 3-5 molecules per 100 eV. At lower concentrations, the G0-values decrease with decreasing trichloroethylene concentration and with increasing amounts of inorganic (especially HCO3- and NO3-) and organic solutes. From the results, a semi-empirical formula is derived which allows an estimation of G0-values for the trichloroethylene decomposition in drinking waters of given composition.
authors.affiliation: Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf, Department of Chemistry.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Proksch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gehringer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szinovatz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eschweiler
mesh_terms: D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014241:Trichloroethylene