Measuring the specific caesium sorption capacity of soils, sediments and clay minerals

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 219-229

  de Koning, A ^a   Konoplev, A V ^b   Comans, R N J ^a,c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SORPTION;

CAESIUM SORPTION; FRAYED EDGE SITES (FES); PURE MINERALS; SORPTION SITES;

CLAY MINERALS;

ALLOPHANE; CESIUM; ILLITE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PEATLAND; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL STRENGTH; SORPTION; VERMICULITE;

EID: 33845886384     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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