Sorption--desorption studies on tuff. I. Initial studies with samples from the J-13 drill site, Jackass Flats, Nevada | Zendy

K. Wolfsberg | Zendy; B.P. Bayhurst | Zendy; B.M. Crowe | Zendy; W.R. Daniels | Zendy; B.R. Erdal | Zendy; F.O. Lawrence | Zendy; A.E. Norris | Zendy; Joseph R. Smyth | Zendy

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Sorption--desorption studies on tuff. I. Initial studies with samples from the J-13 drill site, Jackass Flats, Nevada

Author(s) -

K. Wolfsberg,

B.P. Bayhurst,

B.M. Crowe,

W.R. Daniels,

B.R. Erdal,

F.O. Lawrence,

A.E. Norris,

Joseph R. Smyth

Publication year - 1979

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/59103

Subject(s) - sorption , lithology , mineralogy , desorption , geology , zeolite , radionuclide , analytical chemistry (journal) , geochemistry , chemistry , environmental chemistry , adsorption , physics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , catalysis

Distribution coefficients were determined for sorption--desorption of radionuclides between each of three different types of tuff from drill hole J-13 at the Nevada Test Site and water from that well. The measurements were performed under atmospheric conditions at 22{sup 0}C and 70{sup 0}C. Sorption ratios vary greatly with lithologic variety of tuff. A tuff high in zeolite minerals has high sorption ratios (in decreasing order) for Eu, Ba, Cs, and Am and intermediate ratios for Sr and Pu. A tuff high in glass shows very high ratios for Ba, Sr, and Cs, intermediate values for Am and Pu, and low values for Ce and Eu. A devitrified tuff similar mineralogically to a microgranite exhibits intermediate values for Ba, Cs, Am, and Pu and low values for Eu, Ce, and Sr. Values for Ru are low, and those for Mo, Sb, and I are very low or zero for the three types. 34 figures, 32 tables

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