Volatility and extractability of strontium-85, cesium-134, cobalt-57, and uranium after heating hardened Portland cement paste

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 5051-5058

  Spalding, Brian P ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COBALT; EXTRACTION; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT TREATMENT; PORTLAND CEMENT; REMOVAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STRONTIUM; URANIUM; VAPORIZATION;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; RADIONUCLIDE CONTAMINANTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CEMENT; CESIUM 134; COBALT 57; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 85; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; LEACHING; MELTING POINT; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034541238     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es001396h     Document Type: Article

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