Speciation of uranium in Fernald soils by molecular spectroscopic methods: Characterization of untreated soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2322-2331

  Morris, David E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERNALD SOILS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS; ORGANIC LIGANDS; SPECIATION; URANIUM PRODUCTION FACILITY; X RAY ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARACTERIZATION; CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

URANIUM;

URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; MINERAL METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION HAZARD; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030200893     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es950745i     Document Type: Article

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