Prediction of solid/liquid distribution coefficients of radiocaesium in soils and sediments. Part two: A new procedure for solid phase speciation of radiocaesium

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 595-599

  Wauters, J ^a   Vidal, M ^a   Elsen, A ^a   Cremers, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAESIUM; CAESIUM-137; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FRAYED EDGE SITE; ILLITE; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SPECIATION;

EID: 0030176787     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(96)00028-5     Document Type: Article

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