Multiparametric Investigation of the Reactions of Plutonium under Estuarine Conditions

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue , 1996, Pages 165-170

  Garcia, K ^a   Boust, D ^a   Moulin, V ^b   Douville, E ^a   Fourest, B ^c   Guillaumont, R ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Colloids; Desorption; Oxidation states; Plutonium; Seine estuary; Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013557359     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.74.special-issue.165     Document Type: Article

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