Open AccessInteraction of Uranium Mill Tailings Leachate with Soils and Clay Liners
Author(s) -
Glendon W. Gee,
Andrew C. Campbell,
D.R. Sherwood,
Richard G. Strickert,
S.J. Phillips
Publication year - 1980
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1077979
Subject(s) - leachate , tailings , leaching (pedology) , uranium , sorption , environmental science , soil water , waste management , clay minerals , permeability (electromagnetism) , mining engineering , geology , adsorption , mineralogy , metallurgy , chemistry , soil science , materials science , engineering , biochemistry , membrane , organic chemistry
This study evaluates leachate-soil interactions that will take place at the Morton Ranch for certain disposal alternatives. Laboratory tests were conducted to evaluate the following: 1) physical and chemical characteristics of geologic materials from the Morton Ranch. 2) physical and chemical characteristics of acid leach tailings and tallings solution, 3) leaching tests with selected tailings materials and leach solutions to evaluate the leachability of contaminants with time under specific disposal alternatives, 4) adsorption studies measuring the sorption characteristics of heavy metals and radionuclides on the geologic materials at Morton Ranch, 5) clay liner stability tests to evaluate effects of acid leachate on clay mineralogy and clay permeability