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Science 23 December 1983:
Vol. 222. no. 4630, pp. 1323 - 1325
DOI: 10.1126/science.222.4630.1323
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Plutonium Speciation in Water from Mono Lake, California

JESS M. CLEVELAND 1, TERRY F. REES 1, and KENNETH L. NASH 1

1 U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225

The solubility of plutonium in Mono Lake water is enhanced by the presence of large concentrations of indigenous carbonate ions and moderate concentrations of fluoride ions. In spite of the complex chemical composition of this water, only a few ions govern the behavior of plutonium, as demonstrated by the fact that it was possible to duplicate plutonium speciation in a synthetic water containing only the principal components of Mono Lake water.

Submitted on June 13, 1983
Accepted on September 8, 1983

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