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Uranium in the Environment
. Ed(S): Merkel, Broder J. (Technical University Freiberg); Hasche-Berger, Andrea (Technical University Freiberg)
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Description for Uranium in the Environment
Hardback. Presents the results from the Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology Congress held in September 2005, in Freiberg, Germany. This book addresses scientists and engineers involved in the areas of uranium mining and milling sites, clean-up measures, emissions of nuclear power plants and radioactive waste disposal, as well as political decision-makers. Editor(s): Merkel, Broder J. (Technical University Freiberg); Hasche-Berger, Andrea (Technical University Freiberg). Num Pages: 897 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNQ; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1441.
Uranium is an element to be found ubiquitous in rock, soil, and water. Uranium concentrations in natural ground water can be more than several hundreds µg/l without impact from mining, nuclear industry, and fertilizers. Considering the WHO recommendation for drinking water of 15 µg/l (has been as low as 2 µg/l before) due to the chemical toxicity of uranium the element uranium has become an important issue in environmental research. Besides natural enrichment of uranium in aquifers uranium mining and milling activities, further uranium processing to nuclear fuel, emissions form burning coal and oil, and the application of uranium containing ... Read more
Uranium is an element to be found ubiquitous in rock, soil, and water. Uranium concentrations in natural ground water can be more than several hundreds µg/l without impact from mining, nuclear industry, and fertilizers. Considering the WHO recommendation for drinking water of 15 µg/l (has been as low as 2 µg/l before) due to the chemical toxicity of uranium the element uranium has become an important issue in environmental research. Besides natural enrichment of uranium in aquifers uranium mining and milling activities, further uranium processing to nuclear fuel, emissions form burning coal and oil, and the application of uranium containing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
897
Condition
New
Number of Pages
897
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540283638
SKU
V9783540283638
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Uranium in the Environment
From the reviews: "Andrea Hasche-Berger and Broder J. Merkel did a magnificent job in gathering together 92 contributions within a short time interval for rapid publication. … the book’s figures appear in a good black-and-white quality, and additionally all articles are published in colour on the accompanying CD-ROM, enabling the reader to really use all ... Read more