Diffusion and retention of sodium and strontium in Opalinus clay: Comparison of sorption data from diffusion and batch sorption measurements, and geochemical calculations

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2351-2363

  Van Loon, L R ^a   Baeyens, B ^a   Bradbury, M H ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS; SODIUM; SORPTION; STRONTIUM;

BATCH SORPTION MEASUREMENTS; DIFFUSION MEASUREMENTS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; OPALINUS CLAY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CLAY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SODIUM; STRONTIUM;

EID: 27844526583     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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