Plutonium speciation in water from Mono Lake, California
Cleveland JM, Rees TF, Nash KL. 1983. Plutonium speciation in water from Mono Lake, California. Science. 222(4630):1323-1325
The solubility of plutonium in Mono Lake water is enhanced by the presence of large concentrations of indigenous carbonate ions and moderate concentrations of fluoride ions. In spite of the complex chemical composition of this water, only a few ions govern the behavior of plutonium, as demonstrated by the fact that it was possible to duplicate plutonium speciation in a synthetic water containing only the principal components of Mono Lake water.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cleveland, Jess; Rees, Terry; Nash, Kenneth
- Units
- YOSE
- Keywords
- California, carbonate ion, chemical fractionation, complexing, Experimental Studies, fluoride ion, Geochemistry, Geology, Hydrochemistry, Hydrology, Isotopes, Lakes, Limnology, Mono County, Mono Lake, Oxidation, Pacific Coast, plutonium, properties, Radioactive Isotopes, solubility, solution, Speciation, Surface Water, valency, Western U.S.