Reductive precipitation of uranium by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: Evaluation of cocontaminant effects and selective removal

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 3447-3458

  Ganesh, Rajagopalan ^a   Robinson, Kevin G ^a   Chu, Lingling ^a   Kucsmas, Dan ^a   Reed, Gregory D ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Desulfovibrio desulfuricans; Heavy metals; Selective precipitation; Sulfate reduction; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; COMPLEXATION; ENZYMES; HEAVY METALS; NITRATES; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URANIUM;

SELECTIVE PRECIPITATION; SULFATE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HEAVY METAL; URANIUM;

REDUCTION; REMOVAL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFOVIBRIO; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS;

EID: 0032840097     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00024-X     Document Type: Article

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