Effects of sorption competition on caesium diffusion through compacted argillaceous rock

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2441-2456

  Jakob, Andreas ^a   Pfingsten, Wilfried ^a   Van Loon, Luc ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; CESIUM; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 63249132874     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.01.028     Document Type: Article

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