Ionic strength and pH dependent multi-site sorption of Cs onto a micaceous aquifer sediment

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 32-42

  Fuller, Adam J ^a   Shaw, Samuel ^b   Peacock, Caroline L ^a   Trivedi, Divyesh ^c   Small, Joe S ^c   Abrahamsen, Liam G ^c   Burke, Ian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER SEDIMENTS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH IONIC STRENGTH; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW IONIC STRENGTH; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; SORPTION CAPACITIES;

AQUIFERS; CESIUM; IONIC STRENGTH; IONS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

CERUSSITE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ION; ION EXCHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; SATURATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION;

EID: 84888102282     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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