Sequential chemical treatment of radium species in TENORM waste sludge produced from oil and natural gas production

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 161, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 907-912

  El Afifi, E M ^a   Awwad, N S ^a   Hilal, M A ^a  

^a Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Oil and gas production; Radium 226; Sequential treatment; TENORM

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHEMICALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; IONIZING RADIATION; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; QUANTUM OPTICS; RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; ACTIVITY LEVELS; CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; EGYPTIANS; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCIES; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTIONS; OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTIONS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SAFETY STANDARDS; SEQUENTIAL TREATMENT; SEQUENTIAL TREATMENTS; TENORM; WASTE SLUDGES;

RADIUM;

NATURAL GAS; OIL; RADIUM 224; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228;

IONIZATION; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SLUDGE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); IONIZING RADIATION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OILS; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; RADIOMETRY; RADIUM; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 56549087822     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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