Monitoring deep subsurface microbiota for assessment of safe long-term nuclear waste disposal

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 375-381

  White, David C ^a,b   Ringelberg, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

deep subsurface; microbial corrosion; microbiota; nuclear waste; safe long term storage; signature lipid biomarkers

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CORROSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOMARKER; CORROSION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SIGNATURE LIPID BIOMARKER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0029667963     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-053     Document Type: Review

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