Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometric isotopic determination of nuclear wastes sources associated with Hanford tank leaks

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1042-1049

  Evans, John C ^a   Dresel, P Evan ^a   Farmer III, Orville T ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DRILLING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEACHING; MOLYBDENUM; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

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

EID: 36849006887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0153     Document Type: Article

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