| abstract |
Methods of treating water, methods of removing radium from water, methods for controlling the amount of at least one target element removed from water and the amount of at least one target element in a pellet, a pellet and treated water. The method may generally include providing water including a principal ion and a target element, contacting the water with a fluidized bed, the fluidized bed including seed material, and controlling at least one of a type and a size of the seed material to remove principal ion and target element from the water. The target element may include radium. The principal ion may include calcium, magnesium, etc. A pellet may include a seed material, radium carbonate crystals, and calcium carbonate crystals |