The speciation, stability, solubility and biodegradation of organic co-contaminant radionuclide complexes: A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Keith Roach, Miranda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EDTA; Isosaccharinic acid; NTA; Organic complexing agents; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPLEXATION; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES;

ISOSACCHARINIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPLEXING AGENTS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CELLULOSE; CEMENT; EDETIC ACID; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PICOLINIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPLEXATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; DECISION MAKING; EDTA; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ORGANIC ACID; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; SOLUBILITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTAMINATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENVIRONMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SOLUBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42749093501     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.02.030     Document Type: Review

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