A comparison of the soil migration and plant uptake of radioactive chlorine and iodine from contaminated groundwater

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-80

  Ashworth, D J ^a   Shaw, G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

129I; 36Cl; Iodine speciation; Organochlorine; Radioactive waste disposal; Redox potential

Indexed keywords

129I; 36CL; IODINE SPECIATION; ORGANOCHLORINE;

CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; IODINE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOIL MECHANICS; SORPTION;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

CHLORINE; CHLORINE 36; GROUND WATER; IODINE; IODINE 129; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

BIOSPHERE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL PROFILE; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TABLE; WATER TRANSPORT;

CHLORINE; IODINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANTS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 33746920936     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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