A clay permeable reactive barrier to remove Cs-137 from groundwater: Column experiments

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 149, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-42

  De Pourcq, K ^a   Ayora, C ^a   Garcia Gutierrez M ^b   Missana, T ^b   Carrera, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cation exchange; Cs 137; Illite; Permeable reactive barrier; Remediation; Sorption

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REMEDIATION; SORPTION;

CATION EXCHANGES; CATION-EXCHANGE MECHANISM; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; ILLITE; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; TRAPPING MECHANISMS;

CESIUM;

CESIUM; CESIUM 137; GROUND WATER; METHANE; POTASSIUM ION; SORBENT; ALUMINUM SILICATE; CLAY; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUIFER; CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ILLITE; ION EXCHANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTION KINETICS; REACTIVE BARRIER; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CALIBRATION; CATION EXCHANGE; CLAY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PERMEABILITY; WATER FLOW; WOOD; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERMEABILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER POLLUTION, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84937216592     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.06.029     Document Type: Article

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