Will the application of ammonium-ferric-hexacyano-ferrate enhance the vertical migration of radiocaesium?

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-270

  Vandenhove, Hildegarde ^a   Bacquoy, Cécile ^a   Van Hees, May ^a   Lewyckyj, Nicolas ^a   Vandecasteele, Christian ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CESIUM; FERRIC ION; FERRICYANIDE; GROUND WATER;

RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRASS; LEACHING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031877932     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00091-X     Document Type: Article

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