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R Jeffrey Serne

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography

Meet Jeff Serne (pdf, 3mb).

Research Interests

• Soil-Waste-Water interactions
• Sediment sorption-desorption phenomena
• Radioactive waste disposal
• Contaminated soil remediation
• Risk and Performance Assessments
• Low-temperature aqueous geochemistry
• Contaminant fate and transport modeling

Education and Credentials

• B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Chemistry, University of Washington, 1969
• B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Oceanography, University of Washington, 1969

Affiliations and Professional Service

• American Chemical Society
• American Society of Agronomy
• Soil Science Society of America
• American Society of Testing and Materials
• American Geophysical Union
• American Geological Institute
• Materials Research Society

PNNL Publications

2009

• Um W, RJ Serne, GV Last, RE Clayton, and ET Glossbrenner. 2009. "The effect of gravel size fraction on the distribution coefficients of selected radionuclides." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 107(1-2):82-90.  doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.04.003
• Serne RJ, AL Ward, W Um, BN Bjornstad, DF Rucker, DC Lanigan, and MW Benecke. 2009. Electrical Resistivity Correlation to Vadose Zone Sediment and Pore-Water Composition for the BC Cribs and Trenches Area. PNNL-17821, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, MJ Truex, MM Valenta, C Iovin, IV Kutnyakov, H Chang, RE Clayton, RJ Serne, AL Ward, CF Brown, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, SR Baum, and DM Smith. 2009. Characterization of Sediments from the Soil Desiccation Pilot Test (SDPT) Site in the BC Cribs and Trenches Area. PNNL-18800, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, Z Wang, RJ Serne, BD Williams, CF Brown, CJ Dodge, and AROKIASAMYJ FRANCIS. 2009. "Uranium Phases in Contaminated Sediments Below Hanford's U Tank Farm ." Environmental Science & Technology 43(12):4280-4286.  doi:10.1021/es900203r

2008

• Brown CF, and RJ Serne. 2008. "Deep Vadose Zone Characterization at the Hanford Site: Accomplishments from the Last Ten Years." In Waste Management 2008: HLW, TRU, LLW/ILW, Mixed, Hazardous Wastes & Environmental Management, p. Abstract #8412.  Arizona Board of Regents, Tucson, AZ. 
• Brown CF, and RJ Serne. 2008. "Laboratory Activities." Chapter 8 in The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation (RFI) Report for Hanford Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas, DOE/ORP-2008-01 Revision 0, vol. Tier 1, ed. FM Mann, pp. 8-1 - 8-13.  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, KE Parker, and MJ Lindberg. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the C Tank Farm: Borehole C4297 and RCRA Borehole 299-E27-22. PNNL-15503 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, HT Schaef, BA Williams, MM Valenta, VL Legore, MJ Lindberg, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and RE Clayton. 2008. Investigation of Accelerated Casing Corrosion in Two Wells at Waste Management Area A-AX. PNNL-15141 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, W Um, and RJ Serne. 2008. Uranium Contamination in the 300 Area: Emergent Data and their Impact on the Source Term Conceptual Model. PNNL-17793, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Wellman DM, AP Gamerdinger, DI Kaplan, and RJ Serne. 2008. "Effect of Particle-Scale Heterogeneity on Uranium(VI) Transport in Unsaturated Porous Media." Vadose Zone Journal 7(1):67-78.  doi:10.2136/vzj2007.0076
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, DC Lanigan, TS Vickerman, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, C Iovin, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments from C Waste Management Area: Investigation of the C-152 Transfer Line Leak. PNNL-15617 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Cantrell KJ, CF Brown, RJ Serne, and KM Krupka. 2008. Geochemical Characterization Data Package for the Vadose Zone in the Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas at the Hanford Site. PNNL-17154, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Cantrell KJ, RJ Serne, JM Zachara, KM Krupka, PE Dresel, CF Brown, and MD Freshley. 2008. "Appendix G: Geochemistry." In The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation (RFI) Report for Hanford Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas, DOE/ORP-2008-01 Revision 0, vol. Tier 2, ed. FM Mann.  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA. 
• Chorover J, S Choi, P Rotenberg, RJ Serne, N Rivera, CR Strepka, A Thompson, KT Mueller, and PA O'Day. 2008. "Silicon Control of Strontium and Cesium Partitioning in Hydroxide-Weathered Sediments." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72(8):2024-2047. 
• Chorover J, S Choi, P Rotenberg, RJ Serne, N Rivera, CR Strepka, A Thompson, KT Mueller, and PA O'Day. 2008. "Silicon control of strontium and cesium partitioning in hydroxide-weathered sediments." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72(8):2024-2047.  doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.01.026
• Deutsch WJ, KJ Cantrell, RJ Serne, and EM Pierce. 2008. "Appendix D: Contaminant Release from Residual Waste in Closed Single Shell Tanks and Other Waste Forms Associated with the Tanks." In The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation (RFI) Report for Hanford Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas, DOE/ORP-2008-01 Revision 0, vol. Tier 2, ed. FM Mann.  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, WA. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: RCRA Borehole 299-E33-338 Located Near the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14121 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Peterson RE, ML Rockhold, RJ Serne, PD Thorne, and MD Williams. 2008. Uranium Contamination in the Subsurface Beneath the 300 Area, Hanford Site, Washington. PNNL-17034, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, GW Gee, CW Lindenmeier, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, GV Last, IV Kutnyakov, DS Burke, TC Wilson, and BA Williams. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-W23-19 [SX-115] in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-2 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the TX Tank Farm: Boreholes C3830, C3831, C3832 and RCRA Borehole 299-W10-27. PNNL-14594 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, HT Schaef, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, RD Orr, and CF Brown. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the T Tank Farm: Boreholes C4104, C4105, 299-W10-196, and RCRA Borehole 299-W11-39. PNNL-14849 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, G mccain, CW Lindenmeier, RD Orr, VL Legore, RE Clayton, MJ Lindberg, IV Kutynakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-46 Near B 110 in the B BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14119 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, BA Williams, DC Lanigan, DG Horton, RE Clayton, AV Mitroshkov, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, KE Parker, IV Kutnyakov, JN Serne, GV Last, SC Smith, CW Lindenmeier, JM Zachara, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Uncontaminated RCRA Borehole Core Samples and Composite Samples. PNNL-13757-1 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-45 Near BX-102 in the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14083 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 41-09-39 in the S-SX Waste Management Area . PNNL-13757-3 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2008. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Slant Borehole SX-108 in the S-SX Waste Management Area . PNNL 13757-4 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, CF Brown, and KA Rod. 2008. "Uranium (VI) sorption on iron oxides in Hanford Site sediment: Application of a surface complexation model ." Applied Geochemistry 23(9): 2649-2657.  doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.05.013
• Wan J, TK Tokunaga, Y Kim, Z Wang, A Lanzirotti, E Saiz, and RJ Serne. 2008. "Effect of Saline Waste Solution Infiltration Rates on Uranium Retention and Spatial Distribution in Hanford Sediments." Environmental Science & Technology 42(6):1973-1978.  doi:10.1021/es070684b

2007

• Cantrell KJ, JM Zachara, PE Dresel, KM Krupka, and RJ Serne. 2007. Geochemical Processes Data Package for the Vadose Zone in the Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Areas at the Hanford Site. PNNL-16663, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ. 2007. Kd Values for Agricultural and Surface Soils for Use in Hanford Site Farm, Residential, and River Shoreline Scenarios . PNNL-16531, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, and KM Krupka. 2007. "Surface complexation modeling of U(VI) sorption to Hanford sediment with varying geochemical conditions." Environmental Science and Technology 41(10):3587-3592.  doi:10.1021/es0616940
• Um W, SV Mattigod, RJ Serne, GE Fryxell, DH Kim, and LD Troyer. 2007. "Synthesis of nanoporous zirconium oxophosphate and application for removal of U(VI)." Water Research 41(15):3217-3226. 
• Brown CF, MM Valenta, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, C Iovin, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the T and TY Waste Management Areas. PNNL-16649, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, MM Valenta, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, C Iovin, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, ET Clayton, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Direct Push Vadose Zone Sediments from the 241-U Single-Shell Tank Farm . PNNL-17163, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, MM Valenta, DC Lanigan, TS Vickerman, RE Clayton, KN Geiszler, C Iovin, ET Clayton, IV Kutynakov, SR Baum, MJ Lindberg, and RD Orr. 2007. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments from C Waste Management Area: Investigation of the C-152 Transfer Line Leak. PNNL-15617, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, MJ Lindberg, TE Jones, HT Schaef, and KM Krupka. 2007. Laboratory-Scale Bismuth Phosphate Extraction Process Simulation To Track Fate of Fission Products. PNNL-14120, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, CF Brown, and GV Last. 2007. "U(VI) Adsorption on Aquifer Sediments at the Hanford Site." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 93(1-4):255-269. 
• Williams BA, CF Brown, W Um, MJ Nimmons, RE Peterson, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, RJ Serne, FA Spane, and ML Rockhold. 2007. Limited Field Investigation Report for Uranium Contamination in the 300 Area, 300-FF-5 Operable Unit, Hanford Site, Washington. PNNL-16435, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Zachara JM, CF Brown, JN Christensen, JA Davis, PE Dresel, C Liu, SD Kelly, JP McKinley, RJ Serne, and W Um. 2007. A Site Wide Perspective on Uranium Geochemistry at the Hanford Site. PNNL-17031, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Zachara JM, RJ Serne, MD Freshley, FM Mann, FJ Anderson, MI Wood, TE Jones, and DA Myers. 2007. "Geochemical Processes Controlling Migration of High Level Wastes in Hanford's Vadose Zone." Vadose Zone Journal 6(4):985-1003.  doi:10.2136/vzj2006.0180

2006

• Brown CF, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, RE Clayton, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, KE Parker, and MJ Lindberg. 2006. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the C Tank Farm: Borehole C4297 and RCRA Borehole 299-E27-22. PNNL-15503, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, and RJ Serne. 2006. Characterization of 200-UP-1 and 200-ZP-1 Operable Unit Aquifer Sediments and Batch Adsorption Distribution Coefficients for Contaminants of Concern--Fiscal Year 2006 Progress. PNNL-16102, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2005

• Brown CF, RJ Serne, HT Schaef, BA Williams, MM Valenta, VL LeGore, MJ Lindberg, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and RE Clayton. 2005. Investigation of Accelerated Casing Corrosion in Two Wells at Waste Management Area A-AX. PNNL-15141, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Brown CF, RJ Serne, KM Krupka, EM Pierce, and MJ Lindberg. 2005. "Uranium Contamination at the 300 Area of the Hanford Site." In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (New Orleans, Louisiana; Jan 24–27, 2005), ed. Olfenbuttel, Robert F.; White, P.J., pp. B4-08.  Battelle Press, Columbus, OH. 
• Um W, and RJ Serne. 2005. "Sorption and transport behavior of radionuclides in the proposed low-level radioactive waste repository at the Hanford site, Washington." Radiochimica Acta 93(1):57-63.  doi:10.1524/ract.93.1.57.58295
• Um W, RJ Serne, SB Yabusaki, and AT Owen. 2005. "Enhanced radionuclide immobilization and flow path modifications by dissolution and secondary precipitates ." Journal of Environmental Quality 34(4):1404-1414.  doi:10.2134/jeq2004.0395
• Mattigod SV, GE Fryxell, KL Alford, TJ Gilmore, KE Parker, RJ Serne, and MH Engelhard. 2005. "Functionalized TiO2 nanoparticles for use for in-situ anion immobilization." Environmental Science and Technology 39(18):7306-7310. 
• Pierce EM, JP Icenhower, RJ Serne, and JG Catalano. 2005. "EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF UO2(cr) DISSOLUTION KINETICS: EFFECTS OF SOLUTION SATURATION STATE and pH." Journal of Nuclear Materials 345(2-3):206-218. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, CF Brown, VL Legore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, and MJ Lindberg. 2005. Characterization of 200-UP-1 Aquifer Sediments and Results of Sorption-Desorption Tests Using Spiked Uncontaminated Groundwater. PNNL-15502, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2004

• Krupka KM, RJ Serne, and DI Kaplan. 2004. Geochemical Data Package for the 2005 Hanford Integrated Disposal Facility Performance Assessment . PNNL-13037 Rev. 2, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, and KM Krupka. 2004. "Linearity and Reversibility of Iodide Adsorption on Sediments from Hanford, Washington Under Water Saturated Conditions." Water Research 38(8):2009-2016. 
• Chorover J, P Rotenberg, and RJ Serne. 2004. "Mineral Formation and Radionuclide Sorption in Waste Impacted Hanford Sediments ." In Eleventh International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction. WRI-11, June 27-July 2, 2004, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, vol. 1, pp. 675-678.  A. A. Balkema Publishers, New York, NY. 
• Mattigod SV, GA Whyatt, RJ Serne, and MI Wood. 2004. "Diffusion of iodine and Technetium-99 through waste encasement concrete and unsaturated soil fill material." In Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVIII. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 824, ed. John M. Hanchar, Simcha Stores-Gascoyne, Lauren Browning, pp. 391-398.  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 
• Pierce EM, BP McGrail, EA Rodriguez, HT Schaef, P Saripalli, RJ Serne, KM Krupka, PF Martin, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, LR Reed, and WJ Shaw. 2004. Waste Form Release Data Package for the 2005 Integrated Disposal Facility Performance Assessment. PNNL-14805, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL LeGore, KN Geiszler, SR Baum, MM Valenta, IV Kutnyakov, TS Vickerman, RD Orr, and CF Brown. 2004. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the T Tank Farm: Boreholes C4104, C4105, 299-W10-196 and RCRA Borehole 299-W11-39. PNNL-14849, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, DG Horton, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL LeGore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2004. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediments Below the TX Tank Farm: Probe Holes C3830, C3831, C3832 and 299-W10-27. PNNL-14594, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Um W, RJ Serne, SB Yabusaki, VL Freedman, SD Samson, and KL Nagy. 2004. "The role of secondary mineral precipitates on radionuclide sequestration at the Hanford Site." In Proceedings of the eleventh international symposium Water-Rock Interaction, WRI-11, vol. 1, ed. RB Wanty and RR Seal, pp. 715-718.  AA Balkema, Leiden, NY. 
• Wan J, TK Tokunaga, JT Larsen, and RJ Serne. 2004. "Geochemical evolution of highly alkaline and saline tank waste plumes during seepage through vadose zone sediments." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68(3):491-502. 

2003

• Cantrell KJ, RJ Serne, and GV Last. 2003. Hanford Contaminant Distribution Coefficient Database and Users Guide . PNNL-13895 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Horton DG, HT Schaef, RJ Serne, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, and KE Parker. 2003. Geochemistry of Samples from Borehole C3177(299-E24-21). PNNL-14289, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Kaplan DI, RJ Serne, HT Schaef, CW Lindenmeier, KE Parker, AT Owen, DE McCready, and JS Young. 2003. The Influence of Glass Leachate on the Hydraulic, Physical, Mineralogical and Sorptive Properties of Hanford Sediment. PNNL-14325, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2003. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: RCRA Borehole 299-E33-338 Located Near the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14121, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Maher K, DJ DePaolo, ME Conrad, and RJ Serne. 2003. "Vadose Zone Infiltration Rate at Hanford, Washington, Inferred from Sr Isotope Measurements." Water Resources Research 39(8):3/1-3/14. 
• Mattigod SV, GE Fryxell, RJ Serne, and KE Parker. 2003. "Evaluation of Novel Getters for adsorption of radioiodine from Groundwater and waste glass leachates." Radiochimica Acta (91):539-545. 
• Mattigod SV, RJ Serne, and GE Fryxell. 2003. Selection and Testing of "Getters" for Adsorption of Iodine-129 and Technetium-99: A Review. PNNL-14208, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Mattigod SV, RJ Serne, VL Legore, KE Parker, RD Orr, DE McCready, and JS Young. 2003. Radionuclide Incorporation in Secondary Crystalline Minerals Resulting from Chemical Weathering of Selected Waste Glasses: Progress Report: Task kd.5b . PNNL-14391, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• McGrail BP, DH Bacon, RJ Serne, and EM Pierce. 2003. A Strategy to Assess Performance of Selected Low-Activity Waste Forms in an Integrated Disposal Facility. PNNL-14362, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Shaughnessy DA, H Nitsche, CH Booth, DK Shuh, G Waychunas, RE Wilson, HS Gill, KJ Cantrell, and RJ Serne. 2003. "MOLECULAR INTERFACIAL REACTIONS BETWEEN PU(VI) AND MANGANESE OXIDE MINERALS MANGANITE AND HAUSMANNITE." Environmental Science and Technology 37(15):3367-3374. 

2002

• Cantrell KJ, RJ Serne, and GV Last. 2002. Hanford Contaminant Distribution Coefficient Database and Users Guide. PNNL-13895, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Cantrell KJ, RJ Serne, and GV Last. 2002. Applicability of the Linear Sorption Isotherm Model to Represent Contaminant Transport Processes in Site-Wide Performance Assessments. PNNL-14576, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Krupka KM, and RJ Serne. 2002. Geochemical Factors Affecting the Behavior of Antimony, Cobalt, Europium, Technetium, and Uranium in Vadose Zone Sediments. PNNL-14126, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Saripalli KP, RJ Serne, PD Meyer, and BP McGrail. 2002. "Prediction of Diffusion Coefficients in Porous Media using Tortuosity Factors Based on Interfacial Areas ." Ground Water 40(4):346-352. 
• Lindenmeier CW, RJ Serne, BN Bjornstad, GV Last, DC Lanigan, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole C3103 Located in the 216-B-7A Crib Near the B Tank Farm. PNNL-14128, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Mattigod SV, RJ Serne, BP McGrail, and VL Legore. 2002. "Radionuclide Incorporation in Secondary Crystalline Minerals from Chemical Weathering of Waste Glasses." In MRS Symposium , vol. 713, pp. 597-606.  Materials Research Society , Warrendale, PA. 
• Serne RJ, CF Brown, HT Schaef, EM Pierce, MJ Lindberg, Z Wang, PL Gassman, and JG Catalano. 2002. 300 Area Uranium Leach and Adsorption Project. PNNL-14022, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, RG Mccain, CW Lindenmeier, RD Orr, VL Legore, RE Clayton, MJ Lindberg, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, MM Valenta, TS Vickerman, and LJ Royack. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-46 Near Tank B-110 in the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. . PNNL-14119, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, BN Bjornstad, HT Schaef, BA Williams, DC Lanigan, DG Horton, RE Clayton, AV Mitroshkov, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, KE Parker, IV Kutnyakov, JN Serne, GV Last, SC Smith, CW Lindenmeier, JM Zachara, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Uncontaminated RCRA Borehole Core Samples and Composite Samples. PNNL-13757-1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, GW Gee, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, MJ Lindberg, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, SR Baum, KN Geiszler, CF Brown, MM Valenta, and TS Vickerman. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-E33-45 Near BX-102 in the B-BX-BY Waste Management Area. PNNL-14083, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 41-09-39 in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-3, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, GV Last, HT Schaef, DC Lanigan, CW Lindenmeier, CC Ainsworth, RE Clayton, VL Legore, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, RD Orr, IV Kutnyakov, TC Wilson, KB Wagnon, BA Williams, and DS Burke. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Slant Borehole SX-108 in the S-SX Waste Management Area. PNNL-13757-4, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, HT Schaef, BN Bjornstad, DC Lanigan, GW Gee, CW Lindenmeier, RE Clayton, VL Legore, RD Orr, MJ O'Hara, CF Brown, GV Last, IV Kutnyakov, DS Burke, TC Wilson, and BA Williams. 2002. Characterization of Vadose Zone Sediment: Borehole 299-W23-19 [SX -115] in the S-SX Waste Management Area. . PNNL-13757-2, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Zachara JM, SC Smith, C Liu, JP McKinley, RJ Serne, and PL Gassman. 2002. "Sorption of Cs+ to Micaceous Subsurface Sediments from the Hanford Site, USA." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 66(2):193-211. 

2001

• Gamerdinger AP, DI Kaplan, DM Wellman, and RJ Serne. 2001. "Two-region flow and decreased sorption of uranium (VI) during transport in Hanford groundwater and unsaturated sands." Water Resources Research 37(12):3155-3162. 
• Mattigod SV, GA Whyatt, RJ Serne, PF Martin, KE Schwab, and MI Wood. 2001. Diffusion and Leaching of Selected Radionuclides (Iodine-129, Technetium-99, and Uranium) Through Category 3 Waste Encasement Concrete and Soil Fill Material. PNNL-13639, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• McKinley JP, CJ Zeissler, JM Zachara, RJ Serne, RM Lindstrom, HT Schaef, and RD Orr. 2001. "Distribution and Retention of 137Cs in Sediments at the Hanford Site, Washington." Environmental Science and Technology 35(17):3433-3441. 

2000

• Serne RJ, and DI Kaplan. 2000. Geochemical Data Package for the Hanford Immobilized Low-Activity Tank Waste Performance Assessment (ILAWPA). PNNL-13037, REV. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Kaplan DI, RJ Serne, KE Parker, and IV Kutnyakov. 2000. "Iodide sorption to subsurface sediments and illitic minerals." Environmental Science and Technology 34(3):399-405 . 
• Kincaid CT, MP Bergeron, CR Cole, MD Freshley, VG Johnson, DI Kaplan, RJ Serne, GP Streile, DL Strenge, PD Thorne, LW Vail, GA Whyatt, and SK Wurstner. 2000. "Composite Analysis for Low-Level Waste Disposal in the 200 Area Plateau of the Hanford Site, Southeast Washington." In Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Recent Achievements in Environmental Fate and Transport Vol. 9; STP 1381, ed. Fred T. Price, Kevin V Brix, and Nancy K. Lane, pp. 104 - 117.  Am. Soc. For Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA. 

1999

• Meyer PD, and RJ Serne. 1999. Near-field Hydrology Data Package for the Immobilized Low-Activity Waste 2001 Performance Assessment. PNNL-13035, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
• Serne RJ, CW Lindenmeier, KJ Cantrell, and AT Owen. 1999. "Effects of reactor decontamination complexing agents on soil adsorption-column studies." In Scientific Basis For Nuclear Waste Management XXII, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 556, ed. D.J. Wronkiewicz and J.H. Lee, pp. 1043-1049 .  Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA. 

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