Evaluation of diffusive gradients in thin-films using a Diphonix® resin for monitoring dissolved uranium in natural waters

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 854, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-85

  Turner, Geraldine S C ^a   Mills, Graham A ^a   Burnett, Jonathan L ^b   Amos, Sean ^b   Fones, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b AWE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinides; Diffusive gradients in thin films; Diphonix resin; Natural waters; Uranium; Water monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; EXPERIMENTS; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; RESINS; THIN FILMS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUEOUS CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS IN THIN FILMS; DIPHONIX; IN-LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; NATURAL WATERS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; WATER MONITORING;

URANIUM;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; FRESH WATER; RESIN; SEA WATER; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS IN THIN FILM; ELUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; FILM; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; PH; ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; PROCEDURES; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84919339830     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.11.023     Document Type: Article

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