Migration Behavior of Eu(III) in Sandy Soil in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Materials

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 205-211

  Nagao, S ^a   Rao, R R ^b   Killey, R W D ^b   Young, J L ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Europium 152; Humic substances; Migration experiments; Molecular size distribution; Natural dissolved organics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000803184     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1998.82.special-issue.205     Document Type: Article

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