Early breakthrough of molybdenum and uranium in a permeable reactive barrier

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2018-2024

  Morrison, Stan J ^a   Mushovic, Paul S ^b   Niesen, Preston L ^c  

^a SM Stoller Corporation   (United States)

^b US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

^c Cotter Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLYBDENUM; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); URANIUM;

COLUMN TESTS; GROUNDWATER TREATMENT; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER (PRB); VALENCY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUND WATER; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MOLYBDENUM; SULFIDE; URANIUM;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLYBDENUM; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); URANIUM;

URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW; PH; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; SOLID; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ABSORPTION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MINERALS; MOLYBDENUM; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SULFIDES; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33645244096     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052128s     Document Type: Article

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