Mercury in aqueous tank waste at the Savannah River Site: Facts, forms, and impacts

• Published in: Separation science and technology Vol. 53; no. 12; pp. 1935 - 1947
• Main Authors: Bannochie, C. J., Fellinger, T. L., Garcia-Strickland, P., Shah, H. B., Jain, V., Wilmarth, W. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 13.08.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Cations; Dimethylmercury; HLW; Leachates; Leaching; Liquid wastes; Mercury; Mercury (metal); Methyl mercury; Methylmercury; Organic chemistry; Plutonium; Removal; Rivers; Savannahs; Speciation; SRS; Toxicity; Savannah River

Over the past two years, there has been an intense effort to understand the chemistry of mercury across the Savannah River Site's high-level liquid waste system to determine the impacts of various mercury species. This effort began after high concentrations of mercury were measured in the leach...