Collection of lanthanides and actinides from natural waters with conventional and nanoporous sorbents

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 11251-11258

  Johnson, Bryce E ^a   Santschi, Peter H ^a   Chuang, Chia Ying ^a   Otosaka, Shigeyoshi ^a   Addleman, Raymond Shane ^b   Douglas, Matt ^b   Rutledge, Ryan D ^b   Chouyyok, Wilaiwan ^b   Davidson, Joseph D ^b   Fryxell, Glen E ^b   Schwantes, Jon M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SEPARATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HIGH SURFACE AREA; IN-SITU MONITORING; ISOTOPIC TRACER; NANO-POROUS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOPOROUS SILICA; NATURAL WATERS; RIVER WATER; SMALL PARTICLES; SORBENT MATERIALS; WATER SYSTEM;

ACTINIDES; CERIUM; EUROPIUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; NEPTUNIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; SEAWATER; SILICA; SORPTION;

SORBENTS;

ACTINIDE; CERIUM; EUROPIUM; FRESH WATER; LANTHANIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NEPTUNIUM; PROTACTINIUM; SILICATE; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER;

IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROUS MEDIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RESOURCE USE; RIVER WATER; SEAWATER; SORPTION; TRACER;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; MONITORING; NANOPORE; RECYCLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; ADSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS; NANOSTRUCTURES; RIVERS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84870014715     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es204192r     Document Type: Article

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