Use of Polyphosphate to Decrease Uranium Leaching in Hanford 300 Area Smear Zone Sediments

Szecsody, James E.; Zhong, Lirong; Oostrom, Martinus; Vermeul, Vincent R.; Fruchter, Jonathan S.; Williams, Mark D.

doi:10.2172/1089107

Title: Use of Polyphosphate to Decrease Uranium Leaching in Hanford 300 Area Smear Zone Sediments

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The primary objective of this study is to summarize the laboratory investigations performed to evaluate short- and long-term effects of phosphate treatment on uranium leaching from 300 area smear zone sediments. Column studies were used to compare uranium leaching in phosphate-treated to untreated sediments over a year with multiple stop flow events to evaluate longevity of the uranium leaching rate and mass. A secondary objective was to compare polyphosphate injection, polyphosphate/xanthan injection, and polyphosphate infiltration technologies that deliver phosphate to sediment.

Authors:: Szecsody, James E.; Zhong, Lirong; Oostrom, Martinus; Vermeul, Vincent R.; Fruchter, Jonathan S.; Williams, Mark D.

Publication Date:: Sun Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1089107

Report Number(s):: PNNL-21733; RPT-DVZ-AFRI-003
23593; 830403000

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

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                    Szecsody, James E., Zhong, Lirong, Oostrom, Martinus, Vermeul, Vincent R., Fruchter, Jonathan S., and Williams, Mark D. Use of Polyphosphate to Decrease Uranium Leaching in Hanford 300 Area Smear Zone Sediments.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Szecsody, James E., Zhong, Lirong, Oostrom, Martinus, Vermeul, Vincent R., Fruchter, Jonathan S., & Williams, Mark D. Use of Polyphosphate to Decrease Uranium Leaching in Hanford 300 Area Smear Zone Sediments.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1089107

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                    Szecsody, James E., Zhong, Lirong, Oostrom, Martinus, Vermeul, Vincent R., Fruchter, Jonathan S., and Williams, Mark D. 2012.  
        "Use of Polyphosphate to Decrease Uranium Leaching in Hanford 300 Area Smear Zone Sediments".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1089107.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1089107.

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  title        = {Use of Polyphosphate to Decrease Uranium Leaching in Hanford 300 Area Smear Zone Sediments},

  author       = {Szecsody, James E. and Zhong, Lirong and Oostrom, Martinus and Vermeul, Vincent R. and Fruchter, Jonathan S. and Williams, Mark D.},

  abstractNote = {The primary objective of this study is to summarize the laboratory investigations performed to evaluate short- and long-term effects of phosphate treatment on uranium leaching from 300 area smear zone sediments. Column studies were used to compare uranium leaching in phosphate-treated to untreated sediments over a year with multiple stop flow events to evaluate longevity of the uranium leaching rate and mass. A secondary objective was to compare polyphosphate injection, polyphosphate/xanthan injection, and polyphosphate infiltration technologies that deliver phosphate to sediment.},

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