Uranium Distribution Characteristics and Evaluation in Water Environment Surrounding Uranium Tailings
Received:December 24, 2015   Revised:December 29, 2015   Accepted:December 31, 2015      Published Online:April 18, 2016
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2016.05.015
KeyWord:uranium tailings; underground water; gravity spring; distribution characteristics
                 
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QI Wen 东华理工大学 水资源与环境工程学院 江西
GAO Bai 东华理工大学 水资源与环境工程学院 江西
CHEN Jingying 东华理工大学 水资源与环境工程学院 江西
GUO Yadan 东华理工大学 水资源与环境工程学院 江西
FENG Mingming 东华理工大学 水资源与环境工程学院 江西
ZHANG Kai-jun 东华理工大学 水资源与环境工程学院
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Abstract:
      Distribution characteristics of radionuclide uranium in water environment surrounding uranium tailings were investigated with underground water and gravity spring surrounding uranium tailings as research objects. The results show that uranium distribution level of gravity spring is much higher than that of underground water in vertical direction, while in horizontal direction, uranium concentration of gravity springs drops far from tailings area. Distribution characteristics of radionuclide uranium in underground water and gravity spring may be influenced by hydrogeochemical process of radionuclide dissolution, migration and precipitation, which attribute to form of uranium in aqueous solution, chemical reactions, microbial oxidation, and rainfall. Levels of total α and total β in underground water of survey region are lower than those of national guidance level, and meet National Drinking Water Standard. The underground water in survey region is safe for residents to drink.
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