Environmental science & technology
The Biogeochemical Fate of Se(VI) in Bentonite Systems Relevant to the Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste.
Max Rose, Samuel Shaw, Katherine Morris, Christopher Boothman, Matthew Bailey, Dirk Engelberg, Jonathan R Lloyd
Published: 202610.1021/acs.est.5c09387
Abstract
Selenium-79, a radionuclide present in higher-activity radioactive wastes destined for deep geological disposal, is mobile under oxic conditions, where Se(IV) and Se(VI) dominate. Anoxic batch microcosm incubations were constructed containing Wyoming…
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