Modeling in-situ uranium(VI) bioreduction by sulfate-reducing bacteria

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 129-148

  Luo, Jian ^a   Weber, Frank Andreas ^b   Cirpka, Olaf A ^c   Wu, Wei Min ^a   Nyman, Jennifer L ^a   Carley, Jack ^d   Jardine, Philip M ^d   Criddle, Craig S ^a   Kitanidis, Peter K ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Reactive transport; Sulfate reduction; Surface complexation model; Uranium reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REDUCTION; SORPTION;

REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SULFATE REDUCTION; SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODEL; URANIUM REDUCTION;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; SULFATE; URANIUM;

BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REDUCTION; SORPTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

BICARBONATE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INHIBITION; LABORATORY METHOD; MODELING; NITRATE; PH; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SORPTION; SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHANOL; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; OAK RIDGE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248340994     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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