The effect of different treatment processes on estimates of radionuclide distribution coefficients in freshwater sediments

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Hilton, J ^a   Nolan, L ^a   Geelhoed Bonouvrie, P ^b   Comans, R N J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Freezing; Major ions; Pore water; Radio caesium; Radio strontium; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATION; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FREEZING; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

POREWATER; RADIOCAESIUM; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CENTRIFUGATION; ESTIMATION; FREEZING; IONS; IRON; OXIDATION; RADIOISOTOPES; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

FERROUS SULFIDE; FRESHWATER; PORE WATERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030617169     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00226-6     Document Type: Article

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