Soluble and particle-bound 234,238U, 226Ra and 210Po in ground waters

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Vaaramaa, Kaisa ^a   Lehto, Jukka ^a   Ervanne, Heini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Natural waters; Polonium; Radium; Soluble fraction; Sorption; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; POLONIUM; RADIUM 226; SODIUM; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POROSITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SOLUBILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0038714002     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.91.1.21.19015     Document Type: Article

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