Y. Takahashi et al., IONIC-STRENGTH AND PH-DEPENDENCE OF BINDING CONSTANTS OF AM(III)-HUMATE AND EU(III)-HUMATE, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 186(2), 1994, pp. 129-141
Binding constants of Eu(III)- and Am(III)-complexes with soil-derived
humic acid were determined by solvent extraction at various pH and ion
ic strength. Based on the dependence of binding constants on pH and io
nic strength, stabilities of the humate complexes in land water and se
awater were estimated. Speciation calculation based on the binding con
stants indicated that Am(III) could combine with humic substances in n
atural water system.