Potential use of ultrafiltration for groundwater remediation and aqueous speciation of 60Co and 137Cs from a contaminated area

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 178, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 121-130

  Caron, François ^a   Laurin, Shawn ^a   Simister, Claire ^a   Jacques, Carine ^a   Mankarios, George ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Cobalt 60; Colloidal matter; Desorption Kd; Natural organic matter; Remediation; Speciation; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION;

COLLOIDAL MATTER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

WATER TREATMENT;

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; GROUND WATER;

COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; COBALT ISOTOPE; DESORPTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLLOID; DESORPTION; FRACTIONATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CANADA; CHALK RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33846157387     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9184-0     Document Type: Article

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