Kinetically controlled release of uranium from soils

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 661-673

  Braithwaite, A ^a   Livens, F R ^b   Richardson, S ^a   Howe, M T ^c   Goulding, K W T ^c  

^a SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION RESIN EXCHANGE; ELEMENT TRANSPORT; EXTRACTION; KINETICS; URANIUM;

EID: 0031471817     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1997.tb00566.x     Document Type: Article

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