Efficacy of soluble sodium tripolyphosphate amendments for the in-situ immobilisation of uranium

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 293-300

  Wellman, Dawn M ^a   Pierce, Eric M ^a   Valenta, Michelle M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant fate; Phosphate; Remediation; Sediment; Uranium; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; IMMOBILIZATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PHOSPHATE; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SODIUM; URANIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748966672     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN07030     Document Type: Article

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