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Table 2 Soil characteristics including k d values of U under two different aqueous media at 25°C and 50°C

From: Thermodynamic parameters of U (VI) sorption onto soils in aquatic systems

Soil samples

Bulk density (gm/cc)

Porosity (%)

Moisture content (%)

Sand (%)

Silt (%)

Clay (%)

N (%)

C (%)

Distribution coefficients (kd, Lkg-1)

Deionised water

Groundwater

25°C

50°C

25°C

50°C

Undisturbed soil

1.72

35

1.62

34

61

5

2.10

1.90

2725± 342

3543± 365

5246 ± 460

5612 ± 572

Agricultural soil

1.67

37

2.80

56

41

3

1.74

0.84

2620± 235

4362± 325

3008±324

4982±452