Approaches to modelling radioactive contaminations in forests–Overview and guidance

A Diener, P Hartmann, L Urso, JV i Batlle… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Modelling the radionuclide cycle in forests is important in case of contamination due to acute
or chronic releases to the atmosphere and from underground waste repositories. This article …

A conceptual framework for dryland aeolian sediment transport along the grassland–forest continuum: effects of woody plant canopy cover and disturbance

DD Breshears, JJ Whicker, CB Zou, JP Field, CD Allen - Geomorphology, 2009 - Elsevier
Aeolian processes are of particular importance in dryland ecosystems where ground cover
is inherently sparse because of limited precipitation. Dryland ecosystems include grassland …

Trace element contaminants and radioactivity from phosphate fertiliser

M Taylor, N Kim, G Smidt, C Busby, S McNally… - … in agriculture: 100 …, 2016 - Springer
A risk ranking model was developed to provide a systematic evaluation of the range and
quantity of 28 elemental contaminants applied to land in New Zealand and applied to …

Uranium Occurrence State and Its Implication for Sandstone-Type Uranium Mineralization within the Hanbazhai Area of the Longchuanjiang Basin, China

Y Xia, C Mou, H Wu - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Mangbang Formation in the Hanbazhai area is part of the uranium ore field in the
Longchuanjiang Basin, China. Uraniferous sandstones from this formation are examined in …

Characterization of uranium-contaminated sediments from beneath a nuclear waste storage tank from Hanford, Washington: Implications for contaminant transport and …

W Um, JP Icenhower, CF Brown, RJ Serne… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
The concentration and distribution of uranium (U) in sediment samples from three boreholes
recovered near radioactive waste storage tanks at Hanford, Washington, USA, were …

[HTML][HTML] Uranium and Nickel Partitioning in a Contaminated Riparian Wetland

P Lin, MI Boyanov, EJ O'Loughlin, W Xing, KM Kemner… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Uranium (U) and nickel (Ni) released 50 years ago have been immobilized in the Tims
Branch wetlands located on the Savannah River Site in the United States. Sediments were …

Fate of 90Sr and U (VI) in Dounreay sediments following saline inundation and erosion

J Eagling, PJ Worsfold, WH Blake, MJ Keith-Roach - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
There is concern that sea level rise associated with projected climate change will lead to the
inundation, flooding and erosion of soils and sediments contaminated with radionuclides at …

Influence of sediment redox conditions on uranium mobilisation during saline intrusion

J Eagling, PJ Worsfold, WH Blake, MJ Keith-Roach - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
In the UK, several coastal nuclear sites have been identified as vulnerable to future sea level
rise. Legacy contamination at these sites has accumulated in sub-surface sediments at risk …

Chemical behavior of U (VI) in the presence of soil components

M Jiménez-Reyes, M Solache-Ríos - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2018 - Springer
Soil components from different environments (forest (OF), semiarid (SZ), and sand (AS))
were separated from fulvic and humic substances, characterized by DRX, EDS (SEM), and …

Quantitative and qualitative description of iodine and selenium cycles in forest ecosystems: the influence of tree species, climate and physicochemical conditions of …

P Pisarek - 2021 - theses.hal.science
The long-lived radioisotopes of selenium (79Se, t1/2= 3.3× 105 years) and iodine (129I,
t1/2= 1.6× 107 years) were identified as high priority in the safety assessment of the …