Influence of pH on plutonium desorption/solubilization from sediment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 5937-5942

  Kaplan, Daniel I ^a   Powell, Brian A ^b   Gumapas, Leo ^c   Coates, John T ^c   Fjeld, Robert A ^c   Diprete, David P ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION STATE DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT CHARGE DENSITY; STATE TRANSFORMATIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PLUTONIUM; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

PLUTONIUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PLUTONIUM; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OXIDATION; PH; PLUTONIUM; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILIZATION;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DESORPTION; LOAM SOIL; OXIDATION KINETICS; PH MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION KINETICS; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE CHARGE; UNITED STATES;

ADSORPTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLUTONIUM; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

AIKEN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749379978     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060523s     Document Type: Article

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