Characterizing cesium sorption in freshwater settings using fluvial sediments and characteristic water chemistries.

ABSTRACT: Cesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs) is a persistent contaminant that poses a significant risk to human health and the environment. Understanding the fate and transport of ¹³⁷Cs following a contamination incident is necessary for effective containment and remediation. In this study, we performed experiments to investigate how Cs⁺ sorption processes are affected by sediment type and varying water chemistries to better understand how Cs⁺ is transported in freshwater settings. Sediment was collected from various river deposits along the Susquehanna River adjacent to the Safety Light Corporation United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Superfund site (Bloomsburg, PA) and characterized prior to being used in batch reactor experiments with waters character

SUBMITTER: Ratliff K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061312 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature