Research Article, J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol S Vol: 0 Issue: 1
Characterization of Uranium in Contaminated Soil from Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Slobodan V Jovanovic* and Pujing Pan | |
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Laboratory, Ontario, Canada | |
Corresponding author : Slobodan V. Jovanovic Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Laboratory, 3484 Limebank Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 1E1, Canada E-mail: slobodan.jovanovic@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca |
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Received: September 26, 2013 Accepted: November 10, 2013 Published: November 20, 2013 | |
Citation: Jovanovic SV, Pan P (2013) Characterization of Uranium in Contaminated Soil from Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol S1. doi:10.4172/2325-9809.S1-003 |
Abstract
Characterization of Uranium in Contaminated Soil from Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Strategies for remediation of soil contaminated with uranium take into account environmental fate, bioavailability and toxicity of uranium, which depend to a large extent on its solubility in water. In general, uranium (IV) is considerably less soluble in water than uranium (VI). When trapped in certain minerals, uranium is less accessible to water, thus more difficult to leach. In this study we developed a method to separate and quantify uranium (IV) and (VI) species by ion chromatography coupled with the inductive coupled plasma mass spectrometry.