Biotransformation of uranium compounds in high ionic strength brine by a halophilic bacterium under denitrifying conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2311-2317

  Francis, A J ^a   Dodge, C J ^a   Gillow, J B ^a   Papenguth, H W ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BRINES; CELLS; DISSOLUTION; IONIC STRENGTH;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; HIGH IONIC STRENGTH BRINE; WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBONIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URANIUM DERIVATIVE; URANYL NITRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034212817     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es991251e     Document Type: Article

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