Eleven-year field study of Pu migration from Pu III, IV, and VI sources

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 443-448

  Kaplan, Daniel I ^a   Demirkanli, Deniz I ^b   Gumapas, Leo ^a   Powell, Brian A ^b   Fjeld, Robert A ^b   Molz, Fred J ^b   Serkiz, Steven M ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LYSIMETERS; OXIDATION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

CONCENTRATION PROFILE DATA; LYSIMETER DATA; NATURAL PRECIPITATION; OXIDATION STATE;

PLUTONIUM;

PLUTONIUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LYSIMETERS; OXIDATION; PLUTONIUM; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

FIELD METHOD; LYSIMETER; MOBILITY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VADOSE ZONE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; LYSIMETRY; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT;

OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLUTONIUM; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144452106     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050073o     Document Type: Article

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