[HTML][HTML] Uranium in natural waters and the environment: Distribution, speciation and impact

PL Smedley, DG Kinniburgh - Applied Geochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentrations of U in natural waters are usually low, being typically less than 4 μg/L in
river water, around 3.3 μg/L in open seawater, and usually less than 5 μg/L in groundwater …

New Strategy for the Persistent Photocatalytic Reduction of U(VI): Utilization and Storage of Solar Energy in K+ and Cyano Co‐Decorated Poly(Heptazine Imide)

J Wang, P Li, Y Wang, Z Liu, D Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The photocatalytic conversion of soluble U (VI) into insoluble U (IV) is a robust strategy to
harvest aqueous uranium, but remains challenging owing to the intermittent availability of …

UID: The uranium isotope database

H Li, FLH Tissot - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
As the parent element in the U-Pb and Pb-Pb radiochronometers, uranium (U) was one of
the first heavy elements whose isotopic composition was carefully determined. Thought to …

Uranium Speciation and Mobilization in Thawing Permafrost

EK Skierszkan, VA Schoepfer, M Fellwock… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Uranium is a toxic and pervasive geogenic contaminant often associated with organic
matter. Its abundance and speciation in organic-rich permafrost soils are unknown, thereby …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the impact of former uranium mine sites using stable Pb isotopes: A review

T Geng, O Péron, A Mangeret, G Montavon… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tracing pollution originating from uranium (U) mining activities is a key challenge due to the
diversity of U sources (geochemical background versus U-ore) and its daughter …

Geochemical Decoupling of Iron and Zinc during Transformation of Zn-Bearing Ferrihydrite in Reducing Sediments

P Lefebvre, ARC Grigg… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The transformation of the mineral ferrihydrite in reducing environments, and its impact on the
mobility of incorporated trace metals, has been investigated in model laboratory studies, but …

Uranium Biogeochemistry in the Rhizosphere of a Contaminated Wetland

DI Kaplan, MI Boyanov, NA Losey, P Lin… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The objective of this study was to determine if U sediment concentrations in a U-
contaminated wetland located within the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, were greater …

Leaching Peculiarity of Uranium-Containing Layered Double Hydroxide Sediment Varied with Environmental Anions

Z Qiu, Y Liu, W Cheng, C Ding - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this research, we focus our attention on the leaching peculiarity of uranium-containing Mg–
Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) which is one kind of waste sediment in uranium tailings …

Molecular features of uranium-binding natural organic matter in a riparian wetland determined by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry

C Xu, AI Goranov, DI Kaplan, P Lin, CM Yeager… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tims Branch riparian wetland located in South Carolina, USA has immobilized 94% of the U
released> 50 years ago from a nuclear fuel fabrication facility. Sediment organic matter (OM) …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the origins and transport processes of radioactive pollutants downstream from a former U-mine site using isotopic tracers and U-238 series …

T Geng, A Mangeret, O Péron, D Suhard… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
High U concentrations (reaching up to 14850 mg⋅ kg− 1), were determined in soils and
sediments of a wetland downstream of a former U mine in France. This study aims to identify …