Mobilization of actinides by dissolved organic compounds at the Nevada Test Site

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 308-318

  Zhao, Pihong ^a   Zavarin, Mavrik ^a   Leif, Roald N ^a   Powell, Brian A ^b   Singleton, Michael J ^a   Lindvall, Rachel E ^a   Kersting, Annie B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION RATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; HUMIC ACID; MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEXES; MATRIX DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NATURAL WATERS; NEVADA TEST SITE; NUCLEAR TESTS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; SOLUTION CONDITIONS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR; TRANSPORT RATE; VADOSE ZONE;

ACTINIDES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEBRIS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FORECASTING; GROUNDWATER; NEPTUNIUM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; PLUTONIUM; SORPTION; URANIUM;

AMERICIUM;

ACTINIDE; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MOBILIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VADOSE ZONE;

NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; RAINIER MESA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551588143     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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