Studies on Environmental Contamination by Uranium 2. Adsorption of Uranium on Soil and its Desorption

Abstract

Experimental study on the behavior of uranium on soils was carried out using three kinds of soil; volcanic ash, alluvial and sandy soils. The results are as follows ;
1) Uranium dissolved in water (1-100 μeg as U/ml) was almost completely adsorbed on every soil examined.
2) The desorption of uranium from soil with salt solutions was extremely difficult especially from volcanic ash soil.