Speciation of Uranium and Plutonium From Nuclear Legacy Sites to the Environment: A Mini Review

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作者
Romanchuk, Anna Yu. [1 ]
Vlasova, Irina E. [1 ]
Kalmykov, Stepan N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Lomonosov Moscow State Univ, Dept Chem, Moscow, Russia
来源
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY | 2020年 / 8卷
基金
俄罗斯科学基金会;
关键词
plutonium; uranium; migration; environment; speciation; NATURAL ORGANIC-MATTER; REDOX TRANSFORMATIONS; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE-WASTE; U(VI); SORPTION; SEDIMENTS; WETLAND; MECHANISMS; PHOSPHATE;
D O I
10.3389/fchem.2020.00630
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The row of 15 chemical elements from Ac to Lr with atomic numbers from 89 to 103 are known as the actinides, which are all radioactive. Among them, uranium and plutonium are the most important as they are used in the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear weapon production. Since the beginning of national nuclear programs and nuclear tests, many radioactively contaminated nuclear legacy sites, have been formed. This mini review covers the latest experimental, modeling, and case studies of plutonium and uranium migration in the environment, including the speciation of these elements and the chemical reactions that control their migration pathways.
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