Np (V) reduction in soils: Experimental confirmation and implications for migration behavior

Polina I Skryleva1, Aleksandra V Rzhevskaia1, Yulia G Izosimova2

  • 1Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry, Leninskie Gory 1/3, 119991, Moscow, Russia.

Chemosphere
|February 11, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Neptunium (Np) migration in soil was studied. Researchers found Np(V) reduces to Np(IV) in upper soil layers due to organic matter, influencing its environmental transport.