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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY
卷 64, 期 2-3, 页码 167-173出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(02)00047-4
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depleted uranium particles; oxidation states; XANES; SEM-XRMA
The oxidation states of uranium contained in depleted uranium (DU) particles were determined by synchrotron radiation based mu-XANES, applied to individual particles in soil samples collected at Ceja Mountain, Kosovo. Based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with XRMA prior to mu-XANES, DU particles ranging from submicrons to about 30 mum (average size: 2 mum or less) were identified. Compared to well-defined standards, all investigated DU particles were oxidized. About 50% of the DU particles were characterized as UO2, the remaining DU particles present were U3O8 or a mixture of oxidized forms (ca. 2/3 UO2, 1/3 U3O8). Since the particle weathering rate is expected to be higher for U3O8 than for UO2, the presence of respiratory U3O8 and UO2 particles, their corresponding weathering rates and subsequent remobilisation of U from DU particles should be included in the environmental or health impact assessments. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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