Carbonate leaching of uranium from contaminated soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2707-2711

  Mason, C F V ^a   Turney, W R J R ^a   Thomson, B M ^b   Lu, N ^a   Longmire, P A ^a   Chisholm Brause, C J ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of NewMexico   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; PEROXIDES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM;

SIMULATED HEAP LEACH PROCESS; SODIUM PEROXIDE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBONIC ACID; URANIUM;

LEACHING; POLLUTANT; SOIL; URANIUM;

CARBONATE; CONTAMINATION; LABORATORY METHOD; LEACHING; SOIL; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

USA, OHIO, FERNALD;

EID: 0031259960     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es960843j     Document Type: Article

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