Bookcover of DFT Calculations on Dimethylarsinic Acid and Iron Oxide Clusters
Booktitle:
DFT Calculations on Dimethylarsinic Acid and Iron Oxide Clusters
What Density Functional Theory can tell us about the environmental remediation of a harmful herbicide
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
(2012-11-22
)
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ISBN-13:
978-3-8383-7048-4
ISBN-10:
3838370481
EAN:
9783838370484
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Dimethylarsinic Acid (DMA) is an important arsenic compound that was used historically as a herbicide on large agricultural fields, is detected in leachates of landfills and biologically pre-treated municipal solid waste. Under certain soil conditions DMA has the potential to be transformed into more toxic inorganic forms of arsenic and become bio-available depending on its interactions with various soil components. Theoretical calculations can help shine a light on the interactions between such pollutants and ubiquitous components of soil.