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R Matthew Asmussen1, Josef Matyáš1, Nikolla P Qafoku1

  • 1Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA, 99352, USA.

Journal of Hazardous Materials
|May 14, 2018
PubMed

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Aqueous environmentsCaptureIodineNuclear waste managementSilver-functionalized silica aerogel

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