Variations in depleted uranium sorption and solubility with depth in arid soils

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 533-544

  Johnson, William H ^a,b   Buck, Brenda J ^a   Brogonia, Henry ^a   Brock, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; Distribution coefficient; DU penetrators; Leaching; Sequential extraction; Sorption; Uranium

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; KINETIC ENERGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICATES; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; URANIUM;

INSOLUBLE AGGREGATES; REPRECIPITATION; URANIUM SORPTION; VADOSE ZONE TRANSPORT;

SOILS;

EID: 8744282679     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380490897641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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