Speciation of naturally-accumulated uranium in an organic-rich soil of an alpine region (Switzerland)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2082-2098

  Regenspurg, Simona ^a,b   Margot Roquier, Camille ^a   Harfouche, Messaoud ^b   Froidevaux, Pascal ^c   Steinmann, Philipp ^c,d   Junier, Pilar ^a   Bernier Latmani, Rizlan ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC SOIL; PH; POREWATER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROFILE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

GRAUBUNDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77149161725     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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