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The objective of this work was to determine the sorption properties of soil underneath the National Radioactive Waste Disposal facility (NRWD) in Różan (NE Poland) for strontium (Sr) and caesium (Cs). The soil underneath the disposal was mainly sands consisted with quartz. The NRWD is a Low and Intermediate Level Wastes type facility. The procedure was new for our laboratory and turned out to be simple and effective. Sorption process analyses were carried out according to pH, ionic strength, time changes and tracer concentration in the solution. We also determined the Langmuir adsorption isotherms.
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This paper is a result of PhD dissertation survey implemented within the Human Capital Operational Program POKL.04.01.01-00-434/08-02, co-financed by the European Union.
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Miecznik, M., Mietelski, J.W., Łokas, E. et al. Study on the sorption process on geological materials of long-lived radioactive isotopes 90Sr and 137Cs in model systems with the use of short-lived isotopes of 85Sr, 134Cs. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 316, 81–93 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5742-3
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