Influence of alkaline co-contaminants on technetium mobility in vadose zone sediments

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 147-160

  Szecsody, Jim E ^a   Jansik, Danielle P ^b   McKinley, James P ^a   Hess, Nancy J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline dissolution precipitation; Pertechnetate reduction; Subsurface contamination; Technetium

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DISSOLUTION; IRON; KAOLINITE; MICA; ORE REDUCTION; OXIDATION; QUARTZ; RADIOGRAPHY;

ALKALINE DISSOLUTION; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC SEDIMENT; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; LOW PERMEABILITY ZONE; PERTECHNETATE; SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION; VADOSE ZONE SEDIMENTS;

TECHNETIUM;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SILICATE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; MAGNETITE; MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFIDE; TECHNETIUM; WATER; ZEOLITE;

ALKALINITY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DISSOLUTION; MOBILITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TECHNETIUM; VADOSE ZONE;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER CONTAMINATION; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 84903209432     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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