Hybrid empirical - Theoretical approach to modeling uranium adsorption

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 721-736

  Hull, Larry C ^a   Grossman, Christopher ^b,c   Fjeld, Robert A ^b   Coates, John T ^b   Elzerman, Alan W ^b  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBONATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOTHERMS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; URANIUM;

SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL AREA (SDA); TRANSPORT PARAMETERS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; URANIUM; VADOSE ZONE;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842841576     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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