Concentration of uranium particulates from soils using a novel density-separation technique

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 626-631

  Elless, M P ^a   Timpson, M E ^b   Lee, S Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FRACTIONATION; MICROANALYSIS; MINERALOGY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIOISOTOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AUTUNITES; COFFINITES; ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; MAGSTREAM DENSITY SEPARATORS; URANINITES;

SOIL TESTING;

HEAVY METAL; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL POLLUTION; URANIUM;

EID: 0030613963     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100020036x     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Amonette, J.E., G.R. Holdren, Jr., K.M. Krupa, and C.W. Lindenmeier. 1994. Assessing the environmental availability of uranium in soils and sediments. NUREG/CR-6232, PNL-9750. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA.
2. Andres, U.T. 1976. Magnetohydrodynamic and magnetohydrostatic methods of mineral separation. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
3. Buck, E.C., N.R. Brown, and N.L. Dietz. 1996. Contaminant uranium phases and leaching at the Fernald site in Ohio. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30:81-88.
4. Cady, J.G., L.P. Wilding, and L.R. Drees. 1986. Petrographic microscope techniques. p. 185-218. In A. Klute (ed.) Methods of soil analysis. Part 1. 2nd ed. Agron. Monogr. 9. ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI.
5. Carver, R.E. 1971. Heavy mineral separations. p. 427-452. In R.E. Carver (ed.) Procedures in sedimentary petrology. Wiley-Interscience, New York.
6. Devernoe, A.L., W.S. Urbanski, M.S. Walker, R. Biss, and D.J. Bishop. 1989. A new device for determining the separability of high specific gravity minerals. p. 517-526. In Proc. Annu. Conf. Metall. 28th, Processing of complex ores, Halifax, NS. August 1989.
7. Francis, C.W., A.J. Mattus, L.L. Farr, M.P. Elless, and S.Y. Lee. 1993. Selective leaching of uranium from uranium contaminated soils. In R.G. Post (ed.) Proc. Symp. Waste Manage. 93, Tucson, AZ. 28 Feb.-4 Mar. 1993.
8. Hauff, P.L., and J. Airey. 1980. The handling, hazards, and maintenance of heavy liquids in the geologic laboratory. U.S. Geol. Surv. Circ. 827.
9. Intermagnetics General Corporation. 1991. Operating instructions for the Magstream Models 50 and 100 laboratory separators. IGC, Guilderland, NY.
10. Jackson, M.L. 1985. Soil chemical analysis - An advanced course. 2nd ed. M.L. Jackson, Madison, WI.
11. Langmuir, D. 1978. Uranium solution-mineral equilibria at low temperatures with applications to sedimentary ore deposits. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 42:547-569.
12. Lee, S.Y., and J.D. Marsh, Jr. 1992. Characterization of uranium contaminated soils from DOE Fernald Environmental Management Project site: Results of Phase I characterization. ORNL/TM-11980. Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., Oak Ridge, TN.
13. Reimers, G.W., S.A. Rholl, and H.B. Dahlby. 1976. Separation of non-ferrous scrap metals with magnetic fluids. Proc. Mineral Waste Symp. 5th, IITRI, Chicago, IL. 13-14 Apr. 1976. Bur. of Mines, Boulder, CO.
14. Wade, J.F., F.F. Dyer, L. Robinson, N.A. Teasley, and J.R. Stokely. 1992. Neutron activation analysis of East Fork Poplar Creek samples. AC-M-222002. Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., Oak Ridge, TN.
15. Walker, M.S., and A.L. Devernoe. 1991. Mineral separations using rotating magnetic fluids. Int. J. Miner. Proc. 31:195-216.
16. Wilson, J.H., R. Chernikoff, W.D. DeMarco, C.W. Francis, and L.L. Stebbins. 1995. Carbonate and citric acid leaching of uranium from uranium-contaminated soils: Pilot-scale studies. ORNL/TM-12560. Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., Oak Ridge, TN.
17. Zimmels, Y., and I.J. Lin. 1983. Characterization of magnetohydrostatic axial separation system. IEEE Trans. Magn. 19:29.