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Effect of Detergents on the Decontamination of Radioactive Wastewater by Precipitation and Coagulation
Author(s) -
Frost Colin R.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1962.tb00947.x
Subject(s) - clarifier , human decontamination , effluent , waste management , precipitation , radioactive waste , ferric , coagulation , wastewater , environmental science , chemistry , aqueous solution , pulp and paper industry , inorganic chemistry , engineering , medicine , psychiatry , meteorology , physics
This article discusses two processes that are being considered for use at the Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment at Lucas Heights, New South Wales, to decontaminate low‐level radioactive aqueous effluent in a sludge blanket clarifier. They are the calcium‐ ferric phosphate process, and the aluminum hydroxide process. Concern about the effect that detergents and complexing agents may have on the decontamination achieved by these processes provide the basis for this article.