Chemical reactions of uranium in ground water at a mill tailings site

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-361

  Abdelouas, A ^a,c   Lutze, W ^b   Nuttall, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of NewMexico   (United States)

^c ADVANCED MATERIALS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Complexation; Coprecipitation; Ground water; Sandstone; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEACHING; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ROLLING MILLS; SANDSTONE; SOILS; TAILINGS;

COPRECIPITATION; TAILINGS DISPOSAL SITE; URANIUM CHEMISTRY;

URANIUM;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUND WATER; URANIUM;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEACHING; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SAND; SOIL; SOIL TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032533451     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00097-7     Document Type: Article

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