Adsorption of tetravalent thorium by geomedia

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 827-832

  Melson, N H ^a   Haliena, B P ^a   Kaplan, D I ^b   Barnett, M O ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide; Adsorption; Goethite; Subsurface; Thorium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871185704     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2012.1975     Document Type: Article

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