Factors influencing uranium reduction and solubility in evaporation pond sediments

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-114

  Duff, Martine C ^a,b   Hunter, Douglas B ^b   Bertsch, Paul M ^b   Amrhein, Christopher ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate alkalinity; Chlorella; Redox potential; Sulfate reduction; Uranium; XANES

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REDOX REACTION; SUCROSE; SULFATE; UNITED STATES; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM;

CHLORELLA;

EID: 0033045413     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006185812588     Document Type: Article

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