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Advanced separation of harmful metals from industrial waste effluents by ion exchange

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Advanced separation methods of harmful metals from industrial waste effluents, i.e., radionuclides from nuclear waste solutions, transition metals from metallurgical waste effluents, developed at the Laboratory of Radiochemistry, are discussed.

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  1. Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    J. Lehto, R. Harjula, H. Leinonen, A. Paajanen, T. Laurila, K. Mononen & L. Saarinen

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Lehto, J., Harjula, R., Leinonen, H. et al. Advanced separation of harmful metals from industrial waste effluents by ion exchange. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 208, 435–443 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040060

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