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Investigation on technetium species in ground water and migration through clay columns

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Speciation of technetium in ground water has been studied for understanding the migration behaviour of this radionuclide in deep geological formations. A combination of free-liquid electromigration, ion exchange, solvent extraction, coprecipitation and dialysis methods has been applied. Both oxic and anoxic conditions have been employed. Systems studied include leaching of sodium borosilicate glass spiked with99Tc and95mTc followed by its passage through glauconitic sand columns, and dialysis of TcO2 with ground water, sodium chloride, and humic acid solutions. Results indicate the presence of the pertechnetate, TcO −4 , ion as the dominating species.

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  1. A. Chatt (Visiting scientist)

    Present address: Analysis Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, B3H 4J1, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

  2. F. Zorn

    Present address: Institute of General Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Padova, Italy

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  1. Commission of the European Communities, Joint Research Centre Ispra Establishment, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry Division, I-21020 Ispra, Varese, (Italy)

    G. Bidoglio, A. Chatt (Visiting scientist), A. De Plano & F. Zorn

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Bidoglio, G., Chatt, A., De Plano, A. et al. Investigation on technetium species in ground water and migration through clay columns. J. Radioanal. Chem. 79, 153–164 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518863

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