Comparison of acid and base leach for the removal of uranium from contaminated soil and catch-box media

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 675-683

  Duff, Martine C ^a,b   Mason, Caroline F V ^a   Hunter, Douglas B ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch boxes; Chromium; Leaching; Lead; Remediation; Synchrotron X ray fluorescence (SXRF); Uranium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IRON; LEACH SOLUTION; LEAD; MANGANESE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEROXIDE; SILICON; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFURIC ACID; URANIUM;

CONTAMINATED LAND; LEACHING; SOIL REMEDIATION; URANIUM;

EID: 0032470103     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-059     Document Type: Article

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