Silver (Ag) Extraction of SedimentsCX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 07/30/2010Location(s): Aiken, South CarolinaOffice(s): Savannah River Operations Office
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July 30, 2010
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Silver (Ag) Extraction of Sediments
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 07/30/2010
Location(s): Aiken, South Carolina
Office(s): Savannah River Operations Office
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 07/30/2010
Location(s): Aiken, South Carolina
Office(s): Savannah River Operations Office
This activity involves extracting silver (Ag) from core (sediment) collected from F-Area. Silver chloride (AgCl) was injected into the ground in F-Area in an effort to immobilize iodine (goal was to form a precipitate silver iodide). Four soil borings were collected in order to test the core for silver. Collected sediments will be mixed with a sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate solution in order to dissolve the Ag. The resulting solutions will be collected and analyzed for Ag.