title: Sorption of 99mTc radiopharmaceutical compounds by soils.
abstract: Study of the sorption of 99mTc radiopharmaceutical compounds by soils has assessed the fate of these compounds in the event of a surface spill and examined the potential of these compounds as hydrologic tracers. Sorption from deionized water, filtered Missouri River water, and artificial seawater by five surface soils was investigated. For all water types, the Tc radiopharmaceutical compounds showed greater sorption than the uncomplexed pertechnetate. The most lipophilic complexes showed the highest sorption on soils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jurisson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gawenis
authors.forename: Edward R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Landa
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002845:Chromatography; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000737:chemistry*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D013667:Technetium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water; D014873:Water Pollutants
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014867:Water; D013667:Technetium