Water hyacinth for phytoremediation of radioactive waste simulate contaminated with cesium and cobalt radionuclides

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 242, Issue , 2012, Pages 425-432

  Saleh, H M ^a  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLING FACTORS; HAZARDOUS CONTAMINANTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INITIAL ACTIVITY; MIXED SOLUTION; PH VALUE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RADIATION RESISTANCE; RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; RADIOCESIUM; SIMULATED WASTES; SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE; TREATMENT PROCESS; UPTAKE RATE; WATER HYACINTH;

BIOREMEDIATION; CESIUM; COBALT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 84355162852     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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