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Uranium geochemistry in a calcareous peat: mineral-organic-microorganisms interactions and implications on uranium mobility in a contaminated soil

  • 1. CEA Saclay, DEN/DPC/SECR/Laboratoire de Mesure et Modelisation de la Migration des Radionucleides, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  • 2. LTHE/ENSHMG, 38 - St Martin d'Heres (France)

Description

The authors discuss the different approaches and techniques which have been implemented to study the behaviour of uranium in an as complex medium as a natural peat, in this case, a calcareous peat located on an old industrial site which was dedicated to uranium processing and which is now being decontaminated. They report and comment a chemical and mineralogical characterization of this peat, its hydrochemical characterization, and a microbial flora characterization

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Original title (French)
Geochimie de l'uranium dans une tourbe calcaire: interactions mineral - organique - micro-organismes et implications sur la mobilite de l'uranium dans un sol contamine

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
1 p.
Report number
INIS-FR--11-0029

Conference

Title
Meeting on Uranium geochemistry and geology
Original Conference Title
Conference Geochimie et geologie de l'uranium
Dates
30 Nov 2009
Place
Orsay (France)

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