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mineral in reducing ore zones (Frondel, 1958). The best way to model the concentration of<br />

precipitated uranium is not with the K d construct, but through the use of solubility constants.<br />

Percent Distribution<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

2+<br />

UO2<br />

UO2OH +<br />

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />

5.70<br />

o<br />

UO2(OH)2 (aq)<br />

pH<br />

-<br />

UO2(OH)3<br />

Figure 5.6a. Calculated distribution of U(VI) hydrolytic species as a function of pH<br />

at 0.1 µg/l total dissolved U(VI). [The species distribution is based on<br />

U(VI) dissolved in pure water (i.e., absence of complexing ligands other<br />

than OH - ) and thermodynamic data from Wanner and Forest (1992).]

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