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Chemical and mineralogical composition of the Mongolian rural soils and their uranium sorption behavior.

Abstract：

:Distribution of uranium (VI) between soil solids and solutions is a key parameter in assessing the risk to the biosphere of disposing uranium-rich waste products from nuclear plants as well as uranium (U) ore mining. Both of these topics have recently been brought to public attention in Mongolia. Regional background levels of soil elements are an important dataset for accessing the actual environmental situation and monitoring pollution levels. Little information, however, is available on background concentrations of various elements in Mongolian soils. Thirteen rural soils were sampled from six provinces in Mongolia, and the concentrations of macro-, micro- and trace elements were measured. The values obtained served as a reference (baseline) for uncontaminated soils. The soils were characterized with slightly acidic to strongly alkaline pH values. With the exception of the sample from a western province, all the soils investigated contained little organic matter. The content of soil elements did not vary widely among geographical regions. The concentration of most micro elements was within the range of worldwide soil values but the value for Zn tended to be moderately higher. The U (VI) sorption into the soils was investigated using the batch technique and the (237)U radionuclide tracer, produced by the photo fission reaction (238)U(γ, n) (237)U at an electron accelerator. The (237)U distribution coefficient (K(d)), derived from the sorption isotherms, was related to solution pH and varying from 9 to 2547 mL g(-1) when the pH ranged between 3 and 7.7. The sorption process was interpreted in terms of the formation of different U (VI) species at given concentrations, calculated using the Speciation program with and without carbonate in the system. The U sorption isotherm displayed two general patterns: one where sorption decreased as solution pH increased, showing a maximum at pH 3, and another pattern revealed an adsorption maximum at pH 5 and then decreased up to pH 7.7 (the final solution pH). The observed decrease in K(d) when solution pH increased from 6 to 8 was consistent with the increased formation of soluble UO(2)(OH)(2) species. A linear negative correlation between lgK(d) and the solution pH was observed similarly to that reported for the soils with a pH ≥ 6.

journal_name

J Environ Radioact

journal_title

Journal of environmental radioactivity

authors

Tserenpil Sh,Maslov OD,Norov N,Liu QC,Fillipov MF,Theng BK,Belov AG

doi

10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.11.016

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-04-01 00:00:00

pages

105-12

eissn

0265-931X

issn

1879-1700

pii

S0265-931X(12)00272-X

journal_volume

118

pub_type

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Chemical and mineralogical composition of the Mongolian rural soils and their uranium sorption behavior.