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Transport and sorption of 85Sr and 125I in crushed crystalline rocks under dynamic flow conditions

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Transport and sorption of water-soluble 85Sr2+ and 125I− in the columns with beds of crushed crystalline rocks from synthetic groundwater has been studied under dynamic flow conditions. Samples of crystalline rocks: diorite-I, diorite-II, gabbro, granite and tonalite, having the grain size between 0.25 and 0.80 mm, were used. Plastic syringes of 8.8 cm length and 2.1 cm in diameter were applied as columns. The synthetic groundwater was pumped downward through the columns with a seepage velocity of about 0.2 cm/min and the given radioactive nuclide was added into the water stream individually in a form of a short pulse. In case of 85Sr, desorption from diorite-I was also studied using an artificial acid rainfall and then, the longitudinal distribution of the residual 85Sr activity along the bed was measured. Retardation, distribution and hydrodynamic dispersion coefficients were determined by the evaluation of respective breakthrough curves. A corrected integral form of a simple advection–dispersion equation was derived and used for fitting the experimental data. The K d-parameters resulting from dynamic experiments were also compared with the results of static sorption experiments.

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This research was carried out under contract 104/06/1583 with the Czech Science Foundation, and under contract No. ME 927 and No. MSM 6840770020 with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic. The financial support is greatly acknowledged.

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  2. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, 115 19, Prague, Czech Republic

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Palágyi, Š., Štamberg, K. & Vodičková, H. Transport and sorption of 85Sr and 125I in crushed crystalline rocks under dynamic flow conditions. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 283, 629–636 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0393-z

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