The introduction of microbial nutrients into a nuclear waste disposal vault during excavation and operation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-326

  Stroes Gascoyne, Simcha ^a   Gascoyne, Mel ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON; EXCAVATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NITRATES; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; ROCKS;

NUCLEAR FUEL WASTES; ROCK LEACHING METHODS;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANADA; LEACHING; MINING; NUCLEAR WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; ROCK; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032005939     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es970496t     Document Type: Article

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