Adsorption of 241Am and 226Ra from natural water by wood charcoal

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-102

  Miro C ^a   Baeza, A ^a   Salas, A ^a   Pastor Valle, J f ^a   Pastor Villegas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Americium; Radium; Wood charcoal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; PH EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SURFACE WATERS;

ADSORBENT COLUMNS; NATURAL WATER; WOOD CHARCOAL;

AMERICIUM;

AMERICIUM 241; CHARCOAL; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 36048976869     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.07.030     Document Type: Article

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