Optimizing Standard Sequential Extraction Protocol With Lake And...

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The environmental mobility/availability behavior of radionuclides in soils and sediments depends on their speciation.

Experiments have been carried out to develop a simple but robust radionuclide sequential extraction method for identification of radionuclide partitioning in sediments and soils.

The sequential extraction protocol was optimized for temperature, concentration of reagents and reaction time.

Optimum extraction conditions were chosen based on the release of 239,240PU, 238U and stable elements. Results from the experiments with lake sediment (SRM 4354) are compared to the...

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