Characterization of microbial activities and U reduction in a shallow aquifer contaminated by uranium mill tailings

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Elias, D A ^a   Krumholz, L R ^a   Wong, D ^a   Long, P E ^b   Suflita, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NEW MEXICO; NITRATES; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0043287832     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-002-1060-x     Document Type: Article

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