Characterizing particle-scale equilibrium adsorption and kinetics of uranium(VI) desorption from U-contaminated sediments

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1163-1177

  Stoliker, Deborah L ^a   Liu, Chongxuan ^b   Kent, Douglas B ^a   Zachara, John M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGGREGATES; CALCITE; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROPOROSITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILICA; STATISTICS; WETTING;

CARBONATE CONCENTRATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; STOICHIOMETRIC COEFFICIENTS; SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELS; WETTING AND DRYING CYCLES;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION; BASALT; COMPLEXATION; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; PORE SPACE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STOICHIOMETRY; URANIUM; VADOSE ZONE; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

HANFORD; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84872435040     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20104     Document Type: Article

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