Bioreduction of uranium(VI) complexed with citric acid by Clostridia affects its structure and solubility

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 8277-8282

  Francis, A J ^a   Dodge, C J ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; BACTERIOLOGY; CITRIC ACID; CONTAMINATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; TECHNETIUM; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; VEGETATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; BACTERIA;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREDUCTION; CITRIC ACID COMPLEXES; CONTAMINATED SITES; DINUCLEAR; ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; GLOBAL PROBLEMS; MILLING OPERATIONS; NATURAL ATTENUATIONS; ORGANIC LIGANDS; REDUCTIVE PRECIPITATIONS; SOLUBLE COMPLEXES;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACTINIDE; CITRIC ACID; FERRIC ION; MANGANESE; PLUTONIUM; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

ACTINIDE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; CITRIC ACID; IMMOBILIZATION; LIGAND; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MILLING; MINING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SPORE; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SOIL; WASTE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITRIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREDUCTIONS; CITRIC ACID COMPLEX; DINUCLEAR; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; GLOBAL PROBLEMS; MILLING OPERATION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; ORGANIC LIGANDS; REDUCTIVE PRECIPITATION; SOLUBLE COMPLEXES; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA;

EID: 56449119397     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801045m     Document Type: Article

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