Uranium adsorption behaviour of amidoximated fibers under coastal ocean conditions

doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103170

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Title: Uranium adsorption behaviour of amidoximated fibers under coastal ocean conditions

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; Buesseler, Ken O.

Publication Date:: 2020-01-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1580308

Grant/Contract Number:: NE000713; 13–4905

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Progress in Nuclear Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Progress in Nuclear Energy Journal Volume: 119 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0149-1970

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Drysdale, Jessica A., and Buesseler, Ken O. Uranium adsorption behaviour of amidoximated fibers under coastal ocean conditions.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Drysdale, Jessica A., & Buesseler, Ken O. Uranium adsorption behaviour of amidoximated fibers under coastal ocean conditions.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103170.

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                    Drysdale, Jessica A., and Buesseler, Ken O. Wed .  
        "Uranium adsorption behaviour of amidoximated fibers under coastal ocean conditions".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103170.

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  title        = {Uranium adsorption behaviour of amidoximated fibers under coastal ocean conditions},

  author       = {Drysdale, Jessica A. and Buesseler, Ken O.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103170},

  journal      = {Progress in Nuclear Energy},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 119,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

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  month        = {1}

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