Distribution and geochemical association of actinides in a contaminated soil as a function of grain size

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue 9-11, 2004, Pages 671-675

  Lee, M H ^a,c   Yoon, Y Y ^a   Clark, S B ^a   Glover, S E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinide; Distribution; Geochemical association; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM 241; CARBONIC ACID; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; SULFIDE; URANIUM 238;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOLOGY; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 10344223022     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.92.9.671.55012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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