Distribution coefficient in the sorption of radionuclides onto ando soil in the presence of humic acid —influence of the molecular size of humic acid—

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 829-834

  Tanaka, Tadao ^a   Nagao, Seiya ^a   Sakamoto, Yoshiaki ^a   Ohnuki, Toshihiko ^a   Ni, Shiwei ^a,b   Senoo, Muneaki ^a,c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE FOR RADIATION PROTECTION   (China)

^c Radioactive Waste Management Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Americium 241; Ando soil; Cobalt 60; Complexation; Concentration dependence; Distribution coefficient; Humic acid; Molecular size; Sorption; Strontium 85

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; COBALT; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOILS; SORPTION; STRONTIUM;

DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; HUMIC ACID;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0031209447     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.1997.9733748     Document Type: Article

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