Molybdenum speciation in uranium mine tailings using x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-460

  Essilfie Dughan, Joseph ^a   Pickering, Ingrid J ^a   Hendry, M Jim ^a   George, Graham N ^a   Kotzer, Tom ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMECO CORPORATIONS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FERRIHYDRITES; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; LONG TERM STABILITY; MINE TAILINGS; MOLAR RATIO; NEAR-EDGE X-RAY ABSORPTION; OXIDATION STATE; REFERENCE COMPOUNDS; REGIONAL GROUNDWATER; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FACILITY;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; GROUNDWATER; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TAILINGS; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GROUND WATER; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; FERRIHYDRITE; MOBILIZATION; MOLYBDATE GROUP; MOLYBDENUM; ORE BODY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TAILINGS; URANIUM; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MINE TAILINGS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; URANIUM MINE; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MINING; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SASKATCHEWAN; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URANIUM; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CANADA; KEY LAKE; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 78651401832     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102954b     Document Type: Article

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