Liquid radioactive wastes treatment: A review

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 551-565

  Abdel Rahman, R O ^a   Ibrahium, H A ^a   Hung, Yung Tse ^b  

^a Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

^b Cleveland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane; Radioactive waste; Sorption; Treatment

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANES; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SORPTION; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTES;

CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; HUMAN HEALTH; LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; ORGANIC LIQUID; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859493751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w3020551     Document Type: Review

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