Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Amount

$403,536.00

Award Date

7/24/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Researchers at the University of Maryland will conduct a laboratory study of carbonate co-precipitation and phosphate complexation of yttrium and the rare earth elements (YREEs). These processes are anticipated to be sensitive to minor pH variations, thus