Radionuclides, trace elements, and radium residence in phosphogypsum of Jordan

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-165

  Zielinski, Robert A ^a   Al Hwaiti, Mohammad S ^b,c   Budahn, James R ^a   Ranville, James F ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Barite; Jordan; Phosphogypsum; Radiobarite; Radium; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; LANTHANIDE; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; PHOSPHORUS; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; WATER;

BARITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAIN SIZE; GYPSUM; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; JORDAN; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BARIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; JORDAN; METALS, RARE EARTH; PHOSPHORUS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SOLUBILITY; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

JORDAN;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 79952575863     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9328-4     Document Type: Article

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