The corrosion of depleted uranium in terrestrial and marine environments

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-105

  Toque, C ^a   Milodowski, A E ^b   Baker, A C ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Depleted uranium; Eskmeals; Kirkcudbright; Seawater; Soil

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEAWATER; SOILS; URANIUM;

CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION ENVIRONMENTS; CORROSION PRODUCTS; DEPLETED URANIUM; ESKMEALS; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; KIRKCUDBRIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

CORROSION RATE;

SEA WATER; URANIUM;

CORROSION; CYLINDER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE AREA; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TURBULENT FLOW; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CUMBRIA; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY; ENGLAND; ESK ESTUARY; KIRKCUDBRIGHT BAY; SCOTLAND; SOLWAY FIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORROSION; DEPLETED URANIUM; ESKMEALS; KIRKCUDBRIGHT; SEAWATER; SOIL;

CORROSION; ENGLAND; KINETICS; RADIATION MONITORING; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WEAPONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84892369804     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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