Radium removal in a large scale evaporitic system

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-137

  Rosenberg, Yoav Oved ^a   Metz, Volker ^b   Ganor, Jiwchar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; BRINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIUM; REACTION KINETICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84871378500     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.10.046     Document Type: Article

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