Physicochemical and biogeochemical stabilization of uranium in a low level radioactive waste disposal cell

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 491-502

  Blount, Jonathan G ^a  

^a JACOBS ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Disposal cell; Geochemical barrier; Geochemistry; Leachate; Low level radioactive waste; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STABILIZATION; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

OAK RIDGE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; QUERCUS; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0032451716     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.iv.4.491     Document Type: Article

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