Mechanisms of uranyl sorption

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 236, Issue , 2004, Pages 545-560

  Del Nero, M ^a   Froideval, A ^a   Gaillard, C ^a   Mignot, G ^b   Barillon, R ^a   Munier, I ^a   Ozgumus A ^a  

^a CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; COLLOID; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SORPTION;

EID: 11044222357     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.236.01.30     Document Type: Review

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