Determination of the Diffusion Coefficient of Ionic Species in Boom Clay by Electromigration : Feasibility Study

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 183-189

  Maes, N ^a   Moors, H ^a   De Canniere P ^a   Aertsens, M ^a   Put, M ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boom Clay; Diffusion coefficient; Dispersion length; Electro osmosis; Electromigration; Sr 85

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037669943     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1998.82.special-issue.183     Document Type: Article

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