Fate of brine applied to unpaved roads at a radioactive waste subsurface disposal area

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 190-202

  Hull, Larry C ^a   Bishop, Carolyn W ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER;

DRAINAGE DITCHES; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; LATERAL MIGRATION; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL AREAS; SUCTION LYSIMETERS; SURFACE RECHARGE;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 36849007990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/3.1.190     Document Type: Article

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