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P. W. W. Kirk
Researcher at Imperial College London
Publications - 25
Citations - 1474
P. W. W. Kirk is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sludge & Nitrilotriacetic acid. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1424 citations.
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A review of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons : sources, fate and behavior
TL;DR: A review of the sources, fate and behavior of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the atmosphere is presented in this article, where the authors assess the sources and behaviour of PAH.
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Phase distribution and particle size dependency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban atmosphere
TL;DR: In this article, the distributional characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air were investigated with respect to gas-particle partitioning and dependency on particle size.
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Concentrations of particulate and gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in London air following a reduction in the lead content of petrol in the United Kingdom
TL;DR: An uneven spread of data prior to and following the reduction in lead content, hindered a thorough examination of the effect of this change on PAH concentrations, and appeared to indicate only a small change in PAH concentration.
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Environmental aspects of the use of NTA as a detergent builder
TL;DR: In this article, the behaviour, fate and significance of detergent builder nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) has been reviewed with particular reference to the removal of NTA during wastewater treatment and its effects on heavy metal solubility both during treatment and in the receiving environment.
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Behaviour of phthalic acid esters during batch anaerobic digestion of sludge
TL;DR: In experiments with batch anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge spiked with the six phthalic acid esters classified as priority pollutants, that is dimethyl, diethyl, di- n -butyl, butyl-benzyl, and di-(2-ethyl-hexyl) and di-n -octyl, at a concentration range of 0.5-10 mg 1 −1 the first four esters were found to degrade rapidly with degradation rates following first order reaction kinetics, whereas di-( 2-ethylhexyl), di-(n -