Enhancing uranium solubilization in soils by citrate, EDTA, and EDDS chelating amendments

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 198, Issue , 2011, Pages 224-231

  Lozano, J C ^a   Blanco Rodriguez P ^b   Vera Tome F ^b   Calvo, C Prieto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Availability; Citrate; EDDS; EDTA; Phytoremediation; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PH; ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; BULK SOILS; CHELATING AGENT; CITRATE; EDDS; EDTA; GRANITIC SOILS; LEACHING TIME; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; URANIUM CONCENTRATION; URANIUM EXTRACTION;

ALKALINITY; AVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; SOILS; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); URANIUM;

CHELATION;

CHELATING AGENT; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; ETHYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; URANIUM;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHELATING AGENT; EDTA; ESTER; EXTRACTION METHOD; PH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; URANIUM;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSPENSION;

CHELATING AGENTS; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SUCCINATES; URANIUM;

EID: 83955165869     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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