Environmental speciation of actinides

K Maher, JR Bargar, GE Brown Jr - Inorganic chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Although minor in abundance in Earth's crust (U, 2–4 ppm; Th, 10–15 ppm) and in seawater
(U, 0.003 ppm; Th, 0.0007 ppm), light actinides (Th, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am, and Cm) are …

Reactive transport modeling: An essential tool and a new research approach for the Earth sciences

CI Steefel, DJ DePaolo, PC Lichtner - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Reactive transport modeling is an essential tool for the analysis of coupled physical,
chemical, and biological processes in Earth systems, and has additional potential to better …

Determination of the Formation Constants of Ternary Complexes of Uranyl and Carbonate with Alkaline Earth Metals (Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+) Using Anion …

W Dong, SC Brooks - Environmental science & technology, 2006 - ACS Publications
The formation constants of ternary complexes (MUO2 (CO3) 32-and M2UO2 (CO3) 30) of
uranyl and carbonate with alkaline earth metals (M2+ denotes Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, and Ba2+) …

From interfacial water to macroscopic observables: a review

A Striolo - Adsorption Science & Technology, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The scientific community has always been fascinated by the properties of water and,
consequently, a number of investigations continue to address this ubiquitous fluid …

Persistence of uranium groundwater plumes: contrasting mechanisms at two DOE sites in the groundwater–river interaction zone

JM Zachara, PE Long, J Bargar, JA Davis, P Fox… - Journal of contaminant …, 2013 - Elsevier
We examine subsurface uranium (U) plumes at two US Department of Energy sites that are
located near large river systems and are influenced by groundwater–river hydrologic …

Uranium release from sediment to groundwater: influence of water chemistry and insights into release mechanisms

MS Alam, T Cheng - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Uranium (U) contamination in groundwater often results from natural geochemical
processes such as mineral dissolution and desorption of adsorbed U from mineral surface …

Influence of calcite and dissolved calcium on uranium (VI) sorption to a Hanford subsurface sediment

W Dong, WP Ball, C Liu, Z Wang… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
The influence of calcite and dissolved calcium on U (VI) adsorption was investigated using a
calcite-containing sandy silt/clay sediment from the US Department of Energy Hanford site …

Molecular simulations of water and ion diffusion in nanosized mineral fractures

S Kerisit, C Liu - Environmental science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to investigate the effects of confinement
and of the presence of the mineral surface on the diffusion of water and electrolyte ions in …

Field‐scale model for the natural attenuation of uranium at the Hanford 300 Area using high‐performance computing

GE Hammond, PC Lichtner - Water Resources Research, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
High‐resolution, three‐dimensional, reactive flow and transport simulations are carried out
to describe the migration of hexavalent uranium [U (VI)] at the Hanford 300 Area bordering …

Molecular simulation of the diffusion of uranyl carbonate species in aqueous solution

S Kerisit, C Liu - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Potential-based molecular dynamics simulations of aqueous uranyl carbonate species
(MxUO2 (CO3) y2+ 2x− 2y with M= Mg, Ca, or Sr) were carried out to gain molecular-level …