The effect of gravel size fraction on the distribution coefficients of selected radionuclides

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Um, Wooyong ^a   Serne, R Jeffrey ^a   Last, George V ^a   Clayton, Ray E ^a   Glossbrenner, Ellwood T ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Distribution coefficient (Kd); Gravel fraction; Mobility; Radionuclide

Indexed keywords

BATCH SORPTION; CORRECTION FACTORS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT (KD); FE OXIDE; FRACTURE FACE; GRAVEL SURFACES; HANFORD SITE; LABORATORY TEST; MOBILITY; RADIONUCLIDE; REACTIVE SITE; SIZE FRACTION; SORPTION AFFINITY; SORPTION CAPACITIES;

ADSORPTION; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECHNETIUM;

GRAVEL;

IRON OXIDE; NEPTUNIUM 237; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M; URANIUM 238;

ADSORPTION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL; NEPTUNIUM; RADIONUCLIDE; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVEL; LABORATORY TEST; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTANT;

HANFORD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ADSORPTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 68349149477     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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