Uranium in surface soils: An easy-and-quick assay combining X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence qualitative data

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 134-138

  Figueiredo, M O ^a   Silva, T P ^a   Batista, M J ^a   Leote, J ^a   Ferreira, M L ^a   Limpo, V ^a  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Easy and quick test; Nisa deposit; Portugal; Topsoils; Uranium; X ray fluorescence spectrometry

Indexed keywords

NISA DEPOSIT; PORTUGAL; QUICK TESTS; TOPSOILS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY DEPOSITS; CLAY MINERALS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; DIFFRACTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SPECTROMETRY; TESTING; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

URANIUM DEPOSITS;

ADSORPTION; CLAY MINERAL; LABORATORY METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RETENTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; TOPSOIL; URANIUM; WAVELENGTH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79955469178     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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