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Redox speciation of plutonium in natural waters

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Data on the stability of Pu(V) as the dominant oxidation state of tracer concentrations of plutonium in natural waters is reviewed. Laboratory experiments for solutions of 0.1 and 1.0M (NaCl) ionic strength and pH 3–10 confirm the dominance of Pu(V) as the state in solution. Humics in the waters can cause reduction to Pu(IV).

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Choppin, G.R. Redox speciation of plutonium in natural waters. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 147, 109–116 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039572

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