Diffusion experiments for estimating radiocesium and radiostrontium sorption in unsaturated soils from Spain: Comparison with batch sorption data

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1072-1079

  Aldaba, D ^a   Rigol, A ^a   Vidal, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Distribution coefficient; Pollutant transport; Radionuclide; Soil

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; BATCH DATA; BATCH SORPTION; BATCH TESTS; DIFFUSION EXPERIMENTS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; PACKING PARAMETERS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOCESIUM; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; SOIL SORPTION; SORPTION DATA; UNSATURATED SOIL;

BLOOD VESSELS; CESIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SORPTION; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CESIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; DATA SET; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PACKING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIONUCLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SORPTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; VADOSE ZONE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPAIN; ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

ADSORPTION; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SPAIN; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

SPAIN;

EID: 77954542199     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.124     Document Type: Article

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