Distribution of uranium-bearing phases in soils from Fernald

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10110380

Buck, E C; Brown, N R; Dietz, N L

Electron beam techniques have been used to characterize uranium-contaminated soils and the Fernald Site, Ohio. Uranium particulates have been deposited on the soil through chemical spills and from the operation of an incinerator plant on the site. The major uranium phases have been identified by electron microscopy as uraninite, autunite, and uranium phosphite [U(PO{sub 3}){sub 4}]. Some of the uranium has undergone weathering resulting in the redistribution of uranium within the soil.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10110380
• Report Number(s): ANL/CMT/CP-79780; CONF-931108-15; ON: DE94004576; TRN: 94:001515
• Resource Relation: Conference: Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS),Boston, MA (United States),29 Nov - 3 Dec 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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