X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of reactions of technetium, uranium and neptunium with mackinawite

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 211-219

  Livens, Francis R ^a   Jones, Mark J ^a   Hynes, Amanda J ^a   Charnock, John M ^b   Mosselmans, J Fred W ^b   Hennig, Christoph ^c,d   Steele, Helen ^a   Collison, David ^a   Vaughan, David J ^a   Pattrick, Richard A D ^a   Reed, Wendy A ^a   Moyes, Lesley N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neptunium; Spectroscopy; Sulfides; Technetium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; NEPTUNIUM; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

RADIOACTIVITY;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; HYDROXIDE; MACKINAWITE; MINERAL; NEPTUNIUM; OXIDE; SULFIDE; TECHNETIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; WATER;

CHEMICAL REACTION; HEAVY METAL; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULE; OXIDATION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; NEPTUNIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 11144355131     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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