Thermodynamic constraints on the oxidation of biogenic UO2 by Fe(III) (Hydr)oxides

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3544-3550

  Ginder Vogel, Matthew ^a   Criddle, Craig S ^b   Fendorf, Scott ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; METAL RESPIRING BACTERIA; URANIUM REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON OXIDES; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

URANIUM DIOXIDE;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; OXIDE; URANIUM;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON OXIDES; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

BIOREMEDIATION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; IRON HYDROXIDE; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; URANIUM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CARCINOGENICITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; GEOBACTER; GEOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; CARBONATES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33744945254     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052305p     Document Type: Article

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