Complexation of U(VI) with cells of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiomonas cuprina of different geological origin

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 183-190

  Panak, P ^a,b   Selenska Pobell, S ^a   Kutschke, S ^a   Geipel, G ^a   Bernhard, G ^a   Nitsche, H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Thiobacillus ferrooxidans; Time resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy; Uranium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001673839     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1999.84.4.183     Document Type: Article

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