Multicomponent reactive transport modeling of uranium bioremediation field experiments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6029-6051

  Fang, Yilin ^a   Yabusaki, Steven B ^a   Morrison, Stan J ^b   Amonette, James P ^a   Long, Philip E ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SM Stoller Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPLEXATION; DISSOLUTION; IMMOBILIZATION; MODELING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; URANIUM;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; RIFLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849089438     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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