Reduction and long-term immobilization of technetium by Fe(II) associated with clay mineral nontronite

Chemical Geology

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 127-138

  Jaisi, Deb P ^a   Dong, Hailiang ^a   Plymale, Andrew E ^b   Fredrickson, James K ^b   Zachara, John M ^b   Heald, Steve ^c   Liu, Chongxuan ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron; Microbial; Nontronite; Reduction; Reoxidation; Technetium

Indexed keywords

IMMOBILIZATION; INHIBITION; IRON; MANGANESE OXIDE; NONTRONITE; OXIDATION; PH; REDUCTION; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 67349287004     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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