THE REMOVAL OF STRONTIUM$sup 90$ FROM ORGANIC WASTE

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963 · Health Physics (England)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-196308000-00006· OSTI ID:4657799

Goldman, M; Anderson, R P; Edgerley, E Jr; Ray, A D

Continuous production of organic wastes from a large dog colony on a diet containing various amounts of Sr/sup 90/ required the design and construction of a moderate-size waste treatment plant. The contaminated wastes contain in excess of approximates x 10/sup -5/ mu c Sr/sup 90//ml and are produced at approximately 200-500 gal/day. Decontamination depends upon efficient utilization of the principles of primary sedimentation, aeration, chemical clarification and filtration prior to passage of the waste through 5 fta of cation exchange resin. The expended resins are disposed of by offsite burial. Treatment of over 115,000 gal of waste has produced final effluents whose average annual concentration does not exceed the current permissible limit for Sr/sup 90/ in drinking water. The treated waste stream is discharged into an underground leaching field. Decontamination factors up to approximates x 10/sup 4/ have been achieved. The current cost of treatment is estimated at less than 15 cents/ gal including material, (resin costs 1.2 cents/gal), labor and plant amortization. (auth) H03 H0238583 Separate abstracts were prepared for 29 of the 38 papers; seven papers were previously abstracted in NSA. (D.C.W.)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Davis
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-038582
• OSTI ID: 4657799
• Journal Information: Health Physics (England), Journal Name: Health Physics (England) Vol. Vol: 9; ISSN HLTPA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AIR
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLEANING
DECONTAMINATION
DIET
DOGS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMICS
FILTERS
ION EXCHANGE
PRECIPITATION
RESIDUES
RESINS
STRONTIUM 90
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER