In-situ radionuclide transport and preferential groundwater flows at INEEL (Idaho): Decay-series disequilibrium studies

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 867-881

  Luo, Shangde ^a   Ku, Teh Lung ^a   Roback, Robert ^b   Murrell, Michael ^b   McLing, Travis L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033995326     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00373-7     Document Type: Article

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