Biogeochemical controls on the corrosion of depleted uranium alloy in subsurface soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6177-6182

  Handley Sidhu, Stephanie ^a   Worsfold, Paul J ^a   Livens, Francis R ^b   Vaughan, David J ^b   Lloyd, Jonathan R ^b   Boothman, Christopher ^b   Sajih, Mustafa ^b   Alvarez, Rebeca ^b   Keith Roach, Miranda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONTROLS; CONTROLLING FACTORS; CORROSION PRODUCTS; DEPLETED URANIUM; MECHANISM OF CORROSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MILITARY ACTIVITIES; MOIST CONDITIONS; NEAR-SURFACE; PENETRATORS; RATE OF CORROSIONS; REDOX CONDITION; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SOIL MICROBIAL POPULATION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SUBSURFACE SOIL; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; SURROUNDING SOILS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; WATER STATUS;

DISSOLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; UNDERWATER SOILS; URANIUM; WATER CONTENT;

CORROSION;

ALLOY; SOIL WATER; URANIUM;

ALLOY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CORROSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; MILITARY LAND; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WATER; URANIUM; WATER CONTENT; WATERLOGGING;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROCOSM; MOISTURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALLOYS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CORROSION; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; SOIL; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; URANIUM; WATER;

EID: 68849092360     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901276e     Document Type: Article

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