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Removal of iodine-125 from effluents by chemical and soil column methods

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Iodine-125 from aqueous solutions were sorbed by several naturally occurring minerals such as kaolinite, ferrous oxide and hydrous aluminium oxides. Coagulation-flocculation and column experiments were conducted and compared to determine which method could more effectively and conveniently treat the effluent. At a pH value of 4.5, the mentioned minerals exhibited modest positive charges being able to attract the anions of125I. For activities of effluents normally produced by different users, both treatments by coagulation-flocculation and column (mixture of kaolin and soil material) experiments were suitable. However, column methods were more effective, easy to handle, have low capital and maintenance costs for treating the wastes.

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  1. Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology Research (MINT), Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Malaysia

    Syed Hakimi Sakuma & Nik Marzukee

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Hakimi Sakuma, S., Marzukee, N. Removal of iodine-125 from effluents by chemical and soil column methods. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 196, 77–87 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02036291

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