Some effects of microbial activity on the evolution of clay-based buffer properties in underground repositories

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 331-335

  Mulligan, Catherine N ^a   Yong, Raymond N ^b   Fukue, Masaharu ^c  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b North Saanich ^*  (Canada)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Buffer; Microbial activity; Transport; Underground repository

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

BUFFER; BUFFER MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REPOSITORY ENVIRONMENTS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; TRANSPORT; UNDERGROUND REPOSITORIES; UNDERGROUND REPOSITORY;

CLAY MINERALS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BUFFERING; CLAY MINERAL; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; WEATHERING;

EID: 56749175584     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2008.03.002     Document Type: Review

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