Research in support of remediation activities at the Savannah River Site

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 316-326

  Seaman, J C ^a   Looney, B B ^b   Harris, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PARTITIONING; PHREATIC ZONE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REMEDIATION; RESEARCH; SEPARATION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TRACER; VADOSE ZONE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547867057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2007.0044     Document Type: Review

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