Reduction of U(VI) to U(IV) by indigenous bacteria in contaminated ground water

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 217-233

  Abdelouas, A ^a   Lu, Yongming ^a   Lutze, W ^b   Nuttall, H E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Calcite; Coprecipitation; Denitrification; Ground water; Navajo sandstone; Speciation; Uraninite; Uranium bioremediation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBONATES; CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITRATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SORPTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URANIUM;

ARAGONITE; BIOSORPTION; SULFATE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; URANIUM;

BACTERIUM; CARBONATE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; REDUCTION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPLEX FORMATION; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; REDUCTION; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DERRIS TRIFOLIATA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS;

EID: 0032534553     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00134-X     Document Type: Article

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