The removal of uranium from mining waste water using algal/microbial biomass

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-177

  Kalin, Margarete ^a   Wheeler, W N ^b   Meinrath, G ^c  

^a Boojum Research Limited   (Canada)

^b WN Wheeler and Associates   (United States)

^c RER Consultants   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Ecological engineering; Environmental chemistry; Remediation; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; RADIOACTIVITY; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

CELLULAR SURFACE; MICROBIAL ADSORPTION; SEQUESTRATION; WASTER STREAMS;

URANIUM;

ION; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM;

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; BIOREMEDIATION; MINE WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIONUCLIDE; URANIUM; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROORGANISM; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; SEA; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ALGAE; CHARA; MOUGEOTIA; NITELLA; ULOTHRIX;

EID: 7044247583     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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