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Analysis of phosphate-related components in Hanford tank wastes

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Several organophosphorus compounds including tributyl phosphate (TBP), bis-2-(ethylhexyl) phosphate (D2EHP), and dibutyl butyl phosphonate (DBBP) were used as extractants at the Hanford site. The mass spectral fragmentation patterns of various organosphosphorus compounds have been interpreted and used to predict the identity of phosphate-related components and their degradation products in tank waste.

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Mong, G.M., Campbell, J.A. Analysis of phosphate-related components in Hanford tank wastes. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 241, 297–306 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347465

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