1. Abstract
Humic acids (HAs) and fulvic acids (FAs) are the main components of natural waters that can influence the migration ability of cations. They form stable complex compounds with actinide elements that can change their solubility. In addition, HAs could be responsible for migration of colloidal species. The role of HAs in formation of geochemical barriers in actinide migration in the geosphere is discussed on the basis of results of laboratory experiments and speciation of plutonium and neptunium in field samples collected from the regions contaminated by human-made radionuclides.
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Kalmykov, S., Novikov, A., Khasanova, A., Scherbina, N., Sapozhnikov, Y. (2005). Humic Acids as Barriers in Actinide Migration in the Environment. In: Perminova, I.V., Hatfield, K., Hertkorn, N. (eds) Use of Humic Substances to Remediate Polluted Environments: From Theory to Practice. NATO Science Series, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3252-8_8
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