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Environmental Chemistry/Technology

The effect of uranium, radium and thorium speciation on the removal of radioactivity from acid mine drainage using ion exchange

Thulani C. DlaminiCentre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa; Correspondence[email protected]
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Victor M. TshivhaseCentre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa; View further author information
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Peane MalekaNuclear Physics Group, iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 475-485 | Received 30 Sep 2019, Accepted 18 Mar 2020, Published online: 10 Apr 2020

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