Remediation and recovery of uranium from contaminated subsurface environments with electrodes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8943-8947

  Gregory, Kelvin B ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRODES; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRODE SURFACE; ELECTRON DONOR; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS; SULFURREDUCENS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; URANIUM;

ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRODE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTRODES; GEOBACTER; GRAPHITE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SP.; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 27744521813     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050457e     Document Type: Article

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