Solid phase speciation of radiocaesium in bottom sediments

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-130

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Radiocaesium; Sediment; Solid phase speciation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CESIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; POTASSIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0030606912     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05133-9     Document Type: Article

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