Solid-phase distribution and leaching behaviour of nickel and uranium in a uranium waste-rock piles

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Singh, Satya P ^a   Hendry, M Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cascade leaching test; Sequential extraction procedure; Uranium waste rock pile .Availability test

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS; LAKE POLLUTION; LEACHING; LITHOLOGY; NICKEL; PILES; POSITIVE IONS; TESTING; URANIUM;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; LEACHING TEST; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; WASTE ROCKS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

GROUND WATER; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTRACTION METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; MINE WASTE; NICKEL; RADIONUCLIDE; SOLUBILITY; TESTING METHOD; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE SEDIMENT; LEACHING; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS; SOLID WASTE; URANIUM MINE; URANIUM WASTE ROCK PILE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84869864943     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1360-9     Document Type: Article

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