Potential for bioremediation of uranium-contaminated aquifers with microbial U(VI) reduction

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-357

  Finneran, Kevin T ^a   Anderson, Robert T ^a   Nevin, Kelly P ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron shuttling compounds; Fe(III) reduction; Geobacter; Heavy metals; Sulfate reduction; U(VI) reduction

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AQUIFERS; ESTERS; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MICROORGANISMS; PHYSIOLOGY; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

ECOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOREMEDIATION;

GEOBACTER;

EID: 0036276689     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20025891106781     Document Type: Article

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