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Focus on Blocking Strontium: All About Apatite |
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| 06-05-008 | May 2006 | July 2010 |
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Focus on Blocking Strontium: All About Apatite (Number of pages: 2) (Publication Size: 290KB)
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| Author(s) |
Madeleine Brown |
| Description |
Apatite is the name of a common type of mineral. Apatite minerals have the ability to capture and hold radioactive and metal contaminants. Strontium-90, a radioactive contaminant, in the groundwater at Hanford poses a threat to human health and the environment. Apatite will be injected into the Columbia River shoreline near N Reactor. As the groundwater moves toward the river, the apatite will absorb strontium-90 and prevent it from reaching the river. |
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Daina McFadden at 509-372-7950 or Hanford@ecy.wa.gov |
| Keywords |
apatite barrier, Columbia River, radioactive waste, Hanford, ground water, strontium |
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