Effect of groundwater pH and ionic strength on strontium sorption in aquifer sediments: Implications for 90Sr mobility at contaminated nuclear sites

Sarah H. Wallace; Samuel Shaw; Katherine Morris; Joe S. Small; Adam J. Fuller; Ian T. Burke

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.04.007

Effect of groundwater pH and ionic strength on strontium sorption in aquifer sediments: Implications for 90Sr mobility at contaminated nuclear sites

Sarah H. Wallace, Samuel Shaw, Katherine Morris, Joe S. Small, Adam J. Fuller, Ian T. Burke

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Strontium-90 is a beta emitting radionuclide produced during nuclear fission, and is a problem contaminant at many nuclear facilities. Transport of 90Sr in groundwaters is primarily controlled by sorption reactions with aquifer sediments. The extent of sorption is controlled by the geochemistry of the groundwater and sediment mineralogy. Here, batch sorption experiments were used to examine the sorption behaviour of 90Sr in sediment-water systems representative of the UK Sellafield nuclear site based on groundwater and contaminant fluid compositions. In experiments with low ionic strength groundwaters (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1482-1491
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Geochemistry
Volume	27
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.04.007
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

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Effect of groundwater pH and ionic strength on strontium sorption in aquifer sediments: Implications for 90Sr mobility at contaminated nuclear sites

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