Partition coefficients (K(d) values) for Tc in shield lake sediments under oxidizing and reducing conditions

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1673-1678

  Bird, G A ^a   Schwartz, W J ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake sediment; Loss rate; Partition coefficients; Technetium

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COLLOIDS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SILT; WATER ANALYSIS;

GEOMETRIC STANDARD DEVIATIONS (GSD);

TECHNETIUM;

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LABORATORY; LAKE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031195021     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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