Biogeochemical controls on the corrosion and fate of depleted uranium
Depleted uranium (DU) is a by-product of the nuclear fuel industry and is used in anti-tank penetrators due to its high density, self-sharpening and pyrophoric properties. Military activities have left a legacy of DU waste in terrestrial and marine environments and presently there are no clean up pr...
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University of Plymouth
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493632 |