Modeling of colloid transport mechanisms facilitating migration of radionuclides in fractured media

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-368

  Li, Shih Hai ^a   Yang, Hui Ting ^a   Jen, Chun Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colloid transport mechanisms; Fractured media; Matrix diffusion

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DIFFUSION; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COLLOID TRANSPORT MECHANISM; FRACTURED MEDIA; MATRIX DIFFUSION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 11244299559     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT04-A3573     Document Type: Article

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