The effect of fulvic acid on the sorption of actinides and fission products on granite and selected minerals

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-565

  Ticknor, K V ^a   Vilks, P ^a   Vandergraaf, T T ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACID; GRANITE; RADIONUCLIDE; SORPTION;

EID: 0030176848     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(96)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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