Microbial biogeochemistry of uranium mill tailings

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. A, 2005, Pages 113-130

  Landa, Edward R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; POLONIUM; RADIUM; SULFUR; URANIUM;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; IRON CHELATION; KINETICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; VEGETATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; YEAST;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

ARTHROBACTER; FUNGI;

EID: 21744453310     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(05)57004-7     Document Type: Review

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