Uranium aqueous speciation in the vicinity of the former uranium mining sites using the diffusive gradients in thin films and ultrafiltration techniques

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 913, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-103

  Drozdzak, Jagoda ^a   Leermakers, Martine ^a   Gao, Yue ^a   Elskens, Marc ^a   Phrommavanh, Vannapha ^b   Descostes, Michael ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Bioavailable fraction; Diffusive gradients in thin films; Diphonix ; Former mining sites; Ultrafiltration; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; BINS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FILTRATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; RESINS; ULTRAFILTRATION; URANIUM;

BIOAVAILABLE FRACTION; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS IN THIN FILMS; DIPHONIX; GEOCHEMICAL SPECIATION; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MINING SITES; MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH; SPECIATION CALCULATIONS;

THIN FILMS;

URANIUM; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS IN THIN FILM; DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; FRANCE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; URANIUM MINE; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFUSION; MINING; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DIFFUSION; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; URANIUM; WATER;

EID: 84959236912     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.01.052     Document Type: Article

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