Potential for the formation and migration of colloidal material from a near-surface waste disposal site

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-42

  Vilks, P ^a   Caron, F ^b   Haas, M K ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPOSAL FACILITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ORGANIC MATERIAL;

ACETIC ACID; ALUMINUM; AQUIFERS; FATTY ACIDS; IMPURITIES; IRON; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WATER;

COLLOIDS;

COLLOID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

CANADA, ONTARIO, CHALK RIVER;

EID: 0031925782     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(97)00051-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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