Chapter 11 Biogeochemical Uranium Redox Transformations: Potential Oxidants of Uraninite

Developments in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 293-319

  Ginder Vogel, Matthew ^a,b   Fendorf, Scott ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 44349178596     PISSN: 15719197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-9197(07)07011-5     Document Type: Review

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