Physicochemical characterisation of depleted uranium (DU) particles at a UK firing test range

被引：16

作者：

Sajih, Mustafa ^{[1
]}

Livens, Francis R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Alvarez, Rebeca ^{[1
,2
]}

Morgan, Mathew ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Manchester, Ctr Radiochem Res, Sch Chem, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England

[2] Univ Manchester, Sch Earth Atmospher & Environm Sci, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England

来源：

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT | 2010年 / 408卷 / 23期

基金：

英国自然环境研究理事会;

关键词：

Firing impact; Metaschoepite; Depleted uranium; DU corrosion; OXIDATION-STATES; KOSOVO; SOIL; ENVIRONMENT; CORROSION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.075

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Depleted uranium (DU) particles were Isolated from soils at Eskmeals, UK, where DU munitions have been tested against hard targets and unfired DU buried in soils for corrosion studies Using electron microscopy and X-ray analyses, three classes of particles were identified (1) DU aerosols and fragments, typically 120 mu m diameter, composed mainly of uranium as UO2 and U3O8, (2) solidified molten particles, typically 200-500 mu m diameter, composed of U. mixed with Fe from target materials and (3) deposits and coatings, often of metaschoepite on sand grains up to 500 mu m diameter The first two particle types are derived from firing impacts, the last from corrosion of buried uranium metal Alpha and mass spectrometry allowed quantitative elemental and isotopic characterisation of DU-containing particulate environmental samples (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved

引用

页码：5990 / 5996

页数：7

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