Extraction of uranium and molybdenum from aqueous solutions: a survey of industrial materials for use in chemical barriers for uranium mill tailings remediation

Laboratory experiments that simulated the interaction of contaminated pore fluids with a variety of industrial minerals are discussed. The materials were evaluated for use in a chemical barrier under a repository containing uranium mill tailings.

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 1922 - 1931
Main Authors Morrison, Stan J, Spangler, Robert R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society 01.10.1992
Subjects
053002 > Nuclear Fuels > Environmental Aspects > Radioactive Effluents > (1992-)
053003 > Nuclear Fuels > Environmental Aspects > Chemical & Thermal Effluents > (1992-)
540230 > Environment, Terrestrial > Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport > (1990-)
ACTINIDES
Effluents
ELEMENTS
Environmental protection
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EXTRACTION
METALS
MILL TAILINGS
Minerals
Mining industry
MOLYBDENUM
Molybdenum compounds
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Q1
REMEDIAL ACTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLID WASTES
TAILINGS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
URANIUM
Uranium compounds
WASTES 054000 > Nuclear Fuels > Health & Safety
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Summary:Laboratory experiments that simulated the interaction of contaminated pore fluids with a variety of industrial minerals are discussed. The materials were evaluated for use in a chemical barrier under a repository containing uranium mill tailings.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es00034a007