Treatment of hospital radioactive liquid wastes from RIA (radioimmunoassay) by membrane technology

Desalination

Volumn 321, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-118

  Sancho, M ^a   Arnal, J M ^a   Garcia Fayos B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

125I; Radioactive wastes; Reverse osmosis; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY DECAYS; ACTIVITY LEVELS; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; POINT OF VIEWS; RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE; TEMPORARY STORAGE; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

LIQUIDS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STORAGE MANAGEMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEMBRANE; PATHOGEN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84878982474     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.03.032     Document Type: Article

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