Characterization of the Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in groundwater contaminated with 60Co and 137Cs using ultrafiltration, Solid Phase Extraction and fluorescence analysis

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 331-340

  Caron, François ^a   Siemann, Stefan ^a   Riopel, Rémi ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Cobalt 60; Colloidal material; Fluorescence; Natural Organic Matter (NOM); Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FLUORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHASE SEPARATION; PROTEINS; SOLS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES; CESIUM 137; COBALT-60; COLLOIDAL MATERIALS; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

EXTRACTION;

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; GROUND WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOISOTOPE; CESIUM; COBALT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; COBALT ISOTOPE; FLUORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; RADIONUCLIDE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOLID; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; CANADA; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; GROUNDWATER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; ONTARIO; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84919674918     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.12.024     Document Type: Article

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