The effect of sulfate-reducing bacteria on adsorption of 137Cs by soils from arid and tropical regions

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 151-158

  Russell, Robert A ^a   Holden, Peter J ^a   Payne, Timothy E ^a   McOrist, Gordon D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Radiocesium; Soil; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ECOSYSTEMS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; REDUCTION; SOIL TESTING; SULFATE MINERALS;

INCUBATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES;

BACTERIA;

ADSORPTION; CESIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LOAM SOIL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TROPICS;

ADSORPTION; AUSTRALIA; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842425975     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.01.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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