Sequestration and retention of uranium(VI) in the presence of hydroxylapatite under dynamic geochemical conditions

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-50

  Wellman, Dawn M ^a   Glovack, Julia N ^b   Parker, Kent ^a   Richards, Emily L ^a   Pierce, Eric M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Sorption; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; APATITE; COMPLEXATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; PH; REACTION KINETICS; REMEDIATION; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); SORPTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM;

EID: 39749116391     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN07060     Document Type: Article

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