Detection and characterization of uranium-humic complexes during 1D transport studies

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-142

  Lesher, Emily K ^a   Honeyman, Bruce D ^a   Ranville, James F ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DETECTION METHOD; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HEMATITE; HUMIC ACID; LIGAND; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; SILICA; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM;

EID: 84874996588     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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