Controls on solid-solution partitioning of radium in saturated marine sands

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 156, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-48

  Beck, Aaron J ^a   Cochran, Michele A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Permeable sediments; Radium; Sorption; Submarine groundwater discharge; Subterranean estuary

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FERRIHYDRITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; POREWATER; RADIUM; SALINITY; SAND; SATURATED MEDIUM; SEAWATER; SOLID SOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84883055274     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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