Effects of Organic Matter on the Specification of Uranium in Soil and Plant Matrices

Abstract

Radionuclides are known to complex with organic matter, which can promote mobility in soil environments. This work focuses on interactions of depleted uranium with organic compounds using HPLC-ICP-MS to identify organouranium species in soil and plant materials. Nearly all of the uranium extracted from certain plant tissues is bound to organic ligands. These experiments suggest organic compounds may be a significant influence on the chemistry of uranium in the environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432278

Entities

People

  • A. J. Bednar
  • B. A. Frey
  • D. S. Ulmer-scholle
  • J. G. Morgan
  • S. L. Larson
  • V. F. Medina

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Fungi
  • Groundwater
  • High Pressure
  • Humic Acid
  • Materials
  • Mobility
  • New Mexico
  • Organic Compounds
  • Plant Tissue
  • Plants
  • Standards
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry