Neptunium and plutonium sorption to snake river plain, Idaho soil

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 397-401

  Mincher, Bruce J ^a   Fox, Robert V ^a   Craig Cooper, D ^a   Groenewold, Gary S ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Hydrolysis; Soil; Sorption

Indexed keywords

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; NEPTUNIUM; OXIDE; PLUTONIUM;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CLAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOTHERM; PRECIPITATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0038037534     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.91.7.397.20016     Document Type: Article

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