Uranium theoretical speciation for drinking water from private drilled wells in Sweden - Implications for choice of removal method

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-154

  Norrström, Ann Catrine ^a   Löv, Åsa ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWECO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLED WELLS; REMOVAL METHOD;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAMPLING; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); THEORETICAL STUDY; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WELL WATER;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84908571542     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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