Mineralogical and geochemical evidence of the migration/retention processes of U and Th in fracture fillings from the El Berrocal granitic site (Spain)

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 45-60

  Perez Del Villar L ^a   Pelayo, M ^a   Cozar J S ^a   De La Cruz, B ^a   Pardillo, J ^a   Reyes, E ^b   Caballero, E ^b   Delgado, A ^b   Nunez R ^b   Ivanovich, M ^c   Hasler, S E ^c  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

El Berrocal site; Fracture filling; Natural analogs; Stable and radioactive isotopes; U, Th migration retention

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOLOGY; MINING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROCK; SITING; SPAIN;

FRACTURE FILLING; GRANITE; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; THORIUM; URANIUM;

SPAIN, CASTILLE-LA MANCHA, TOLEDO, EL BERROCAL;

EID: 0342711260     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(96)00057-5     Document Type: Article

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