Measurement of ferrocyanides and oxyanions in waste sludges by Fourier transform infrared reflection methods

Simulated waste sludges with compositions similar to some of the actual waste sludges stored in carbon steel tanks at the Hanford Site were measured for their ferrocyanide and oxyanion contents by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) reflection methods. The results indicated the viability of these methods to chemically characterize highly radioactive waste sludges.