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In groundwaters containing natural organic matter (NOM), mostly humic substances (HS), it is expected that it plays a role on the behavior of uranium in the environment. Another point is the actual effect of the competition with major cations and carbonate ions for U(VI)-NOM complexation. Our aim is to acquire experimental data for the U(VI)-HS complexation with two new different methodologies. The NICA-Donnan model is then used to predict uranium speciation in different groundwaters.
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Reiller, P., Marang, L., Jouvin, D., Benedetti, M. (2011). Uranium (VI) Binding to Humic Substances: Speciation, Estimation of Competition, and Application to Independent Data. In: Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (eds) The New Uranium Mining Boom. Springer Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_65
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