Analysis of pH dependent uranium(VI) sorption to nanoparticulate hematite by flow field-flow fractionation - Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 5403-5409

  Lesher, Emily K ^a   Ranville, James F ^a   Honeyman, Bruce D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL METALS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FLOW FIELD-FLOW FRACTIONATION; NANO PARTICULATES; PH RANGE; PH-DEPENDENT; QUANTITATIVE DATA; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; SEPARATION TOOLS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CENTRIFUGATION; FLOW FIELDS; HEMATITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; IRON ORES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; OXIDE MINERALS; PH EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SORPTION; SPECTROMETRY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

FRACTIONATION;

FERRIC OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; URANIUM;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CATION; COLLOID; FLOW FIELD; FRACTIONATION; HEMATITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SORPTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOFILTRATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FRACTIONATION, FIELD FLOW; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOPARTICLES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URANIUM;

EID: 67650456825     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900592r     Document Type: Article

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