Challenges in detection, structural characterization and determination of complex formation constants of uranyl-arsenate complexes in aqueous solutions

The New Uranium Mining Boom: Challenge and Lessons Learned

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 607-616

  Gezahegne, Wondemagegnehu A ^a   Hennig, Christoph ^b   Geipel, Gerhard ^b   Planer Friedrich, Britta ^c   Merkel, Broder J ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARSENATE MINERALS; FLUORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; PH; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

COMPLEX FORMATION CONSTANTS; DETECTION SYSTEM; EXTERNAL INFLUENCES; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; NEUTRAL PH; PH RANGE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84896633041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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