Role of magnetite and humic acid in radionuclide migration in the environment

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 144-149

  Singh, B K ^a   Jain, Aishwarya ^b   Kumar, Sumit ^b   Tomar, B S ^b   Tomar, Radha ^a   Manchanda, V K ^b   Ramanathan, S ^b  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

137Cs; 141Ce; 154Eu; 90Sr; Fate and transport; Groundwater; Humic acid; Magnetite; Site density; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

137CS; 141CE; 154EU; 90SR; FATE AND TRANSPORT; HUMIC ACID; SITE DENSITY; ZETA-POTENTIAL;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CESIUM; COMPLEXATION; ELECTROSTATICS; EUROPIUM; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONIC STRENGTH; MAGNETITE; METAL IONS; ORE REDUCTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDE MINERALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOISOTOPES; TRACE ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

SORPTION;

CERIUM 141; CESIUM 137; EUROPIUM 154; HUMIC ACID; MAGNETITE; METAL ION; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMIC ACID; MAGNETITE; PH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMENT; IONIC STRENGTH; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SURFACE CHARGE;

ABSORPTION; CERIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; EUROPIUM; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 64749086536     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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