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EDL: electrostatic double layer
EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Fe(B): nanoiron synthesized from reduction of dissolved iron using sodium
borohydride
*
H : adsorbed hydrogen
HCA: hexachloroethane
k B : Boltzman’s constant (J/K)
k H 2 obs : observed rate constant for H 2 evolution from nanoiron corrosion in
1
water (t )
K OW : octanol-water partition coefficient, M i,o /M i,w (–)
2
k rxn : surface are normalize pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant (L hr 1 m )
a+
Me : metal ion of charge a
MRNIP: modified RNIP (modified with polyaspartic acid)
NAPL: nonaqueous phase liquid
NOM: natural organic matter
PAH: polyaromatic hydrocarbon
PCA: pentachloroethane
PCB: polychlorinated biphenyl
PEG: polyethylene glycol
PMAA x : poly(methacrylic) acid, subscript represents the degree of poly-
merization
PMMA y : poly(methylmethacrylate), subscript represents the degree of poly-
merization
PSS z : poly(styrene sulfonate), subscript represents the degree of polymerization
PVA: polyvinyl alcohol
RNIP: reactive nanoscale iron particles
SA: surface area
SDBS: sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate
T: temperature (K)
TCA: trichloroethane
TCE: trichloroethylene
TeCA: tetrachloroethane
VC: vinyl chloride
V T : potential (J)
: volume fraction, volume of particles/total volume (–)