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Characterization and Immobilization of Cesium ‐137 in Soil at Lose Alamose National Laboratory

Year: 1996

Type: other

Abstract: At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), cesium−137 (137Cs) is a major contaminant in soils of Technical Area 21(TA-21) and is mainly associated with soil particles ≤ 2.00 mm. The 137Cs was not leached by synthetic groundwater or acid rainwater. Soil erosion is a primary mechanism of 137Cs transport in TA-21. The methodology that controls soil erosion can prevent the transport of 137Cs.

Source: ASSA, CSSA and SSSA

DOI: 10.2134/1996.precisionagproc3.c25

Authors: N. Lu, C.F.V. Mason, J.R. Turney

Institution: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Radioactive contamination and transfer

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Auburn University, Los Alamos National Laboratory