Real-time X-ray absorption spectroscopy of uranium, iron, and manganese in contaminated sediments during bioreduction

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2839-2844

  Tokunaga, Tetsu K ^a   Wan, Jiamin ^a   Kim, Yongman ^a   Sutton, Steve R ^b   Newville, Matthew ^b   Lanzirotti, Antonio ^b   Rao, William ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MANGANESE; REDUCTION; URANIUM;

REDOX STATUS; SEDIMENT COLUMNS; U-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

GROUND WATER; IRON; LACTIC ACID; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; URANIUM;

CONTAMINATION; MANGANESE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REDUCTION; URANIUM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; IRON; MANGANESE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; URANIUM; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXTRACTION; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REAL TIME X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; MANGANESE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; X-RAYS;

EID: 42149157728     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702364x     Document Type: Article

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