Potential side effects of ammonium-ferric-hexacyano-ferrate application: Enhanced radiostrontium transfer and free cyanide release

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Vandenhove, Hildegarde ^a   Van Hees, May ^a   Vandecasteele, Christian ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AFCF side effects; Free cyanide; Radiostrontium transfer

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CYANIDE; FERRIC ION; FERROCYANIDE; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GRASS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SOIL;

EID: 0033992676     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(99)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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