Jon Chorover

Analysis of Clays Reacted with Simulated Hanford Tank Waste

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

Sunkyung Choi

Project type

Exploratory Research

As part of an EMSP-funded study, we have reacted clay minerals (illite, vermiculite, montmorillonite and kaolinite) in batch systems with synthetic solutions characteristic of tank waste leachate at…

High Resolution Multinuclear NMR of Waste-Weathered Hanford Sediments

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

Jon Chorover

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our research team is part of a multi-laboratory/university project funded by the Department of Energy that is investigating the fate of uranium and strontium in waste-weathered sediments such as…

Use of high resolution mass spectrometry to assess the role of molecular structure in organic matter phase partitioning during basalt weathering

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

Jon Chorover

Project type

Limited Scope

This project proposes to evaluate the development of spatial and temporal heterogeneity as a result of biogeochemical weathering and microbial colonization in granular basalt. The goal is to assess…

Stabilization of organic carbon by complexation with iron colloids formed during biogeochemical weathering of basalt

Lead Institution

University of Arizona

Principal Investigator

Jon Chorover

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This project is part of a larger, multi-year effort to evaluate the development of spatial and temporal heterogeneity as a result of microbial colonization and biogeochemical weathering of granular…

EMSL Science Overview

Jon Chorover

Projects

Analysis of Clays Reacted with Simulated Hanford Tank Waste

High Resolution Multinuclear NMR of Waste-Weathered Hanford Sediments

Use of high resolution mass spectrometry to assess the role of molecular structure in organic matter phase partitioning during basalt weathering

Stabilization of organic carbon by complexation with iron colloids formed during biogeochemical weathering of basalt