Elimination of man-made radionuclides from natural waters by applying a standard coagulation-flocculation process |
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Authors: | A. Baeza M. Fernández M. Herranz F. Legarda C. Miró A. Salas |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Física, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Extremadura Department of Physics, Faculty of Veterinary Science Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 10071 Cáceres, Spain;(2) Departamento de Ingeniería Nuclear y Mecánica de Fluidos, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de País Vasco Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain |
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Abstract: | We studied the effectiveness of potable water treatment processes that consist of the stages of coagulation-flocculation-decantation, using iron-based coagulants, in eliminating gamma-emitting man-made radioisotopes of cesium, strontium, and americium from two natural waters with different degrees of mineralization. The resulting decontamination was found to depend on the chemical behavior of each of the radionuclides considered, on the pH at which the process of coagulation is carried out, and on the concentration of the other stable cations present. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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