Welcome to the Laboratory for Applied and Environmental Radiochemistry
Radiochemistry is the study of the physical and chemical behavior of radioisotopes. The Laboratory for Applied and Environmental Radiochemistry (LAER) is a multi user facility that is well equipped for the analysis of radioactive materials. Our emphasis is on understanding the behavior of radionuclides in natural and disturbed environments, and in exploiting the physical and chemical properties of radionuclides for the development of engineered treatment systems. Most of our work in recent years has focused on the actinides plutonium (Pu), uranium (U), thorium (Th) and neptunium (Np) (
http://ie.lbl.gov/toi.html). We also work on the development of the use of radioactive tracers for ‘tagging’ system components of interest.