Influence of solution parameters on europium(III), α-Al2O3, and humic acid interactions: Macroscopic and time-resolved laser-induced luminescence data

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-54

  Janot, Noémie ^a,c   Benedetti, Marc F ^a   Reiller, Pascal E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROLYTE; EUROPIUM; HUMIC ACID; ION; LASER METHOD; LUMINESCENCE; PH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 84885357216     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.08.038     Document Type: Article

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