The mobility of radium-226 and trace metals in pre-oxidized subaqueous uranium mill tailings

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1095-1110

  Martin, A J ^a   Crusius, J ^b   McNee, J Jay ^a   Yanful, E K ^c  

^a Lorax Environmental Services Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RADIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER;

TAILINGS-WATER;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

MOBILITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

CANADA; ELLIOT LAKE; ONTARIO;

CHARA;

EID: 0038057617     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00243-3     Document Type: Article

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