Sorption of fission product radionuclides, 137Cs and 90Sr, by Savannah River Site sediments impregnated with colloidal silica

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 419-432

  Hakem, N ^a   Apps, J A ^a   Moridis, G J ^a   Al Mahamid, I ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium; Sediments; Silica gel; Sorption; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CESIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICA GEL; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRONTIUM;

ADSORPTION; ADVECTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROL STRATEGY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEL; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MEASUREMENT; PH; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RIVER; SAVANNA; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3342882649     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.92.7.419.35754     Document Type: Article

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