Microscopic reactive diffusion of uranium in the contaminated sediments at Hanford, United States

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Liu, Chongxuan ^a   Zachara, John M ^a   Yantasee, Wassana ^a   Majors, Paul D ^a   McKinley, James P ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; INTRAGRAIN FRACTURES; MICROSCOPIC REACTIVE DIFFUSION;

URANIUM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; URANIUM;

DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY; DISSOLUTION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TORTUOSITY; URANIUM;

HANFORD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33846595788     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005031     Document Type: Article

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