Uranyl incorporation into calcite and aragonite: XFAS and luminescence studies

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Researchers conducted x-ray absorption, luminescence and Raman spectroscopic studies of uranium-containing aragonite and calcite from x-ray absorption spectra collected from the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Author: Reeder, Richard J., Nugent, Melissa, Lamble, Geraldine M., Tait, C. Drew, Morris, David E.
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Calcium Compounds NEC, Calcium Carbonate, Nuclear R&D ex Energy, Nuclear research, Absorption spectra, Calcium compounds, Aragonite, Calcite

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Speciation of uranium in Fernald soils by molecular spectroscopic methods: characterization of untreated soils

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Most of the uranium in uranium-contaminated soils exist as discrete particulates of hexavalent uranium, including phosphates, hydroxides and ill-defined organic complexes. This can be gleaned from data derived from a combination of X-ray absorption, optical luminescence and Raman vibrational spectroscopies applied on contaminated soils from the Dept. of Energy's former uranium facility in Fernald, OH. Complementary spectroscopic techniques allowed the identification of specific chemical forms of uranium in the soil, namely, autenite-like and schoepite-like phases.

Author: Donohoe, Robert J., Tait, C. Drew, Morris, David E., Hess, Nancy J., Conradson, Steven D., Allen, Patrick G., Berg, John M., Chisholm-Brause, Catherine J., Musgrave, John A.
Methods, Composition, Pollutants, Uranium, Molecular spectroscopy

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Remediation of soils and wastes contaminated with uranium and toxic metals

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Researchers from the Department of Applied Science, Brookhaven National Laboratory developed a method to remediate soils contaminated by toxic metals and uranium by extracting citric acid followed by biodegradation of the contaminants by Pseudomonas fluorescens and finally photodegradation to precipitate and recover the metals.

Author: Francis, A.J., Dodge, C.J.
Chemical industry, Uranium industry

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Subjects list: Research, United States, United States. Department of Energy. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Uranium compounds
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