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BARIUM SULFATE PRECIPITATE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Geochemistry
CONT

Uranium mine and mill tailings constitute the largest single source of LLW in Ontario ... Tailings are formed of ground-up rock and barium sulfate precipitates, generally located in dammed-up impoundments or smaller lakes.

OBS

barium sulfate: A colorless crystalline insoluble salt ... occurring in nature as barite, obtained artificially by precipitation ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Géochimie
OBS

précipité : Substance séparée de son solvant et tombée au fond du vase, par l'action d'un réactif [appelé «réactif précipitant»] que l'on a introduit dans le liquide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Geoquímica
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