Patent 5741427 Issued on April 21, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: March 14, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
210/747, Including geographic feature (e.g., drainage ditch, septic, pond)210/758, By oxidation210/759, Utilizing peroxy compound (e.g., hydrogen peroxide, peracid, etc.)210/763, Catalytic502/325Of Group VIII (i.e., iron or platinum group)
A method of treating contaminants in soil and/or groundwater comprising adding a source of an oxidizing agent and a reaction product complex of a ligand donor and a metal catalyst to the in situ environment and the reaction product complex employed therein.
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