Uranium partition coefficients (Kd) in forest surface soil reveal long equilibrium times and vary by site and soil size fraction

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-46

  Whicker, Jeffrey J ^a   Pinder III, John E ^b,c   Ibrahim, Shawki A ^b   Stone, James M ^b   Breshears, David D ^d   Baker, Kristine N ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; Dose assessment; Risk analysis; Uranium

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; WIND;

KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TREES; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 34250372421     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000258924.55225.cd     Document Type: Article

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