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HERO ID
1427374
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Extraction of uranium and molybdenum from aqueous solutions: A survey of industrial materials for use in chemical barriers for uranium mill tailings remediation
Author(s)
Morrison, SJ; Spangler, RR
Year
1992
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Environmental Science & Technology
ISSN:
0013-936X
EISSN:
1520-5851
Report Number
BIOSIS/93/34233
Volume
26
Issue
10
Page Numbers
1922-1931
Language
English
Abstract
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Laboratory experiments were performed to simulate the interaction of contaminated pore fluids with a variety of industrial materials. The objective was to evaluate the materials for use in a chemical barrier under a repository containing uranium mill tailings. Pore water would pass through the barrier, but contaminants would remain fixed in the solid fraction. More than 99% of the dissolved uranium in a synthetic pore fluid (initial uranium concentration fo 30.0 mg) was extracted by the addition of hydrated lime, fly ash, barium chloride, calcium phosphate, titanium oxide, peat, and lignite. More than 96% of the molybdenum (initial molybdenum concentration of 8.9 mg/L) was extracted by ferrous sulfate, ferric oxyhydroxide, titanium oxide, peat, hematite, calcium chloride, and barium chloride. Some materials were effective only for a limited range of pH values. Extraction was caused by both precipitation (as calcium uranate, calcium molybdate, ferrous molybdate, or bariu
Keywords
General Biology-Conservation
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Radiation-Radiation Effects and Protective Measures
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Ecology
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Biochemical Studies-Minerals
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Toxicology-Environmental and Industrial Toxicology
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Public Health: Environmental Health-Sewage Disposal and Sanitary Measures
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Public Health: Environmental Health-Air
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Public Health: Environmental Health-Radiation Health
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Uranium
Toxline
Merged reference set
Secondary Refinement
Retained for manual screening
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Chemical treatment/ disposal/remediation
Uranium Literature Search Update 3/2017
Toxnet
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