234U/238U disequilibrium along stylolitic discontinuities in deep Mesozoic limestone formations of the Eastern Paris basin: Evidence for discrete uranium mobility over the last 1-2 million years

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-46

  Deschamps, Pierre ^a,b   Hillaire Marcel, Claude ^a   Michelot, Jean Luc ^b   Doucelance, Régis ^c   Ghaleb, Bassam ^a   Buschaert, Stéphane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

Migration; Multiple collector ICP MS; Remobilisation; Uranium isotopes; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; LIMESTONE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REMOBILIZATION; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2542502669     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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