VOL. 118, ISSUES 1-3 14 FEBRUARY 2005 JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (Abstracted/indexed in: Applied Science and Technology Abstracts, ASM International/The Institute of Metals—Materials Information, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Centre de Documentation Scientifique et Technique—PASCAL database, Chemical Abstracts, CIS Documentation, Coal Abstracts, Current Contents (Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences), DECHEMA, Germany, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Engineering Index Abstracts, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, Geo Abstracts, GEOBASE, Laboratory Hazards Bulletin/Chemical Hazards in Industry, NIOSHTIC, Systeme de Documentation et Information Métallurgique) CONTENTS Part A: Risk Assessment and Management Safety assessment methodology in management of spent sealed sources N.S. Mahmoud (Cairo, Egypt) An advanced approach to reactivity rating A. Kossoy, A. Benin and Yu. Akhmetshin (St. Petersburg, Russia) Explosive decomposition of ethylene oxide at elevated condition: effect of ignition energy, nitrogen dilution, and turbulence A.A. Pekalski, J.F. Zevenbergen (Delft, The Netherlands), M. Braithwaite (Shrivenham, UK), S.M. Lemkowitz and H.J. Pasman (Delft, The Netherlands) Factors affecting the transformation of a pyritic tailing: scaled-up column tests C. Garcia, A. Ballester, F. Gonzalez and M.L. Blazquez (Madrid, Spain) Influence of the experimental conditions on porosity and structure of adsorbents elaborated from Moroccan oil shale of Timahdit by chemical activation S. Ichcho, E. Khouya, S. Fakhi, M. Ezzine, H. Hannache (Casablanca, Morocco), R. Pallier and R. Naslain (Pessac, France) Revised estimates for continuous shoreline fumigation: a PDF approach M. Nazir, F.1. Khan and T. Husain (St. John’s, Canada) An ab initio study on ethylenedinitramine and its monovalent ions L. Turker (Ankara, Turkey) Short communication Studies on energetic compounds. Part 45. Synthesis and crystal structure of disodium azotetrazole pentahydrate G. Singh, R. Prajapati (Gorakhpur, India) and R. Frohlich (Munster, Germany) Part B: Environmental Technologies Use of clay mineral (montmorillonite) for reducing poultry litter leachate toxicity (EC,,) G. Gupta and W. Gardner (Princess Anne, MD, USA) Comparison treatment of various chlorophenols by electro-Fenton method: relationship between chlorine content and degradation Y. Song-hu and L. Xiao-hua (Wuhan, PR China) Enhanced electrokinetic extraction of heavy metals from soils assisted by ion exchange membranes W.-S. Kim (Gwangju, Republic of Korea), S.-O. Kim (Jinju, Republic of Korea), and K.-W. Kim (Gwangju, Republic of Korea) Reactivity of Fe(Il)/cement systems in dechlorinating chlorinated ethylenes |. Hwang (Busan, Republic of Korea), H.-J. Park, W.-H. Kang and J.-Y. Park (Seoul, Republic of Korea) Bioremediation of chromium contaminated soil: optimization of operating parameters under laboratory conditions J. Jeyasingh and L. Philip (Chennai, India) Application of the electrokinetic-Fenton process for the remediation of kaolinite contaminated with phenanthrene S.-S. Kim (Kyunggi-do, South Korea), J.-H. Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and S.-J. Han (Kyunggi-do, South Korea) .... Removal and preconcentration of inorganic and methyl mercury from aqueous media using a sorbent prepared from the plant Coriandrum sativum D. Karunasagar, M.V. Balarama Krishna, S.V. Rao and J. Arunachalam (Hyderabad, India) Rate studies on the adsorption of some dyestuffs and p-nitrophenol by chitosan and monocarboxymethylated(mcm)- chitosan from aqueous solution i. Uzun and F. Giizel (Diyarbakir, Turkey) (Contents continued on page 272) BpirmecrT® Full text of this journal is available, on-line from ScienceDirect. Visit www.sciencedirect.com for more information. 0304 -3894(20050214)118:1-3;1-1 (Continued from outside back cover) Photooxidative degradation of Acid Red 27 in a tubular continuous-flow photoreactor: influence of operational parameters and mineralization products N. Daneshvar (Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran), M. Rabbani (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran), N. Modirshahla (Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran) and M.A. Behnajady (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran) Influence of soil components on adsorption—desorption of hazardous organics-development of low cost technology for recla- mation of hazardous waste dumpsites Z. Khan and Y. Anjaneyulu (Hyderabad, India) Application of a new electrolyte circulation method for the ex situ electrokinetic bioremediation of a laboratory-prepared pen- tadecane contaminated kaolinite S.-J. Kim, J.-Y. Park, Y.-J. Lee, J.-Y. Lee and J.-W. Yang (Daejeon, Republic of Korea) Decomposition of 2-naphthalenesulfonate in electroplating solution by ozonation with UV radiation Y.-H. Chen, C.-Y. Chang, S.-F. Huang, N.-C. Shang (Taipei, Taiwan), C.-Y. Chiu (l-Lan, Taiwan), Y.-H. Yu, P.-C. Chiang (Taipei, Tai- wan), J.-L. Shie and C.-S. Chiou (l-Lan, Taiwan) A SEM and X-ray study for investigation of solidified/stabilized arsenic—iron hydroxide sludge T. Phenrat (Bangkok, Thailand), T.F. Marhaba (Newark, NJ, USA) and M. Rachakornkij (Bangkok, Thailand) Electrochemical-assisted photodegradation of dye on TiOz thin films: investigation on the effect of operational parameters Z. Zainal, CY. Lee, M.Z. Hussein, A. Kassim and N.A. Yusof (Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia) Effects of gap size and UV dosage on decolorization of C.l. Acid Blue 113 wastewater in the UV/H.O. process H.-Y. Shu, M.-C. Chang and H.-J. Fan (Taichung, Taiwan) Flocculation behaviour of model textile wastewater treated with a food grade polysaccharide A. Mishra and M. Bajpai (Kanpur, India) Study on the photocatalysis performance and degradation kinetics of X-3B over modified titanium dioxide X.-H. Qi (Tianjin, PR China), Z.-H. Wang (Taizhou, PR China), Y.-Y. Zhuang (Tianjin, PR China), Y. Yu and J.- Li (Wuhan, PR Model applications and mechanism study on the degradation of atrazine by Fenton’s system K.H. Chan and W. Chu (Kowloon, Hong Kong) Modeling of chlorophenols competitive adsorption on soils by means of the ideal adsorbed solution theory R. Baciocchi, M.R. Boni and R. Lavecchia (Roma, Italy) Short communications Biodegradation of fenoxaprop-p-ethy! by bacteria isolated from sludge L. Song (Hefei, China and Shanghai, China), R. Hua (Hefei, China) and Y. Zhao (Shanghai, China) Comment on “Nitrate removal from aqueous solution by adsorption onto various materials” by N. Oztiirk, TE. Bektas Y.-S. Ho (Taipei, Taiwan) Effect of fatty oil dispersion on oil-containing wastewater treatment T. Matsui (Okinawa, Japan), A. Miura, T. liyama (Saitama, Japan), N. Shinzato (Okinawa, Japan), H. Matsuda and K. Furuhashi (Saitama, Japan) Production of activated carbon from a new precursor molasses by activation with sulphuric acid K. Legrouri, E. Khouya, M. Ezzine, H. Hannache (Casablanca, Maroc), R. Denoyel (Marseille, France), R. Pallier and R. Naslain (Bordeaux, France) Correspondence Reply to comment of Dr. Ho on “J. Hazard. Mater. 108 (2004) 183-188” O. Gulnaz (Adana, Turkey) Book reviews