Uranium transformations in static microcosms

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 236-242

  Kelly, Shelly D ^a,e   Wu, Wei Min ^b   Yang, Fan ^c   Criddle, Craig S ^b   Marsh, Terence L ^c   O'Loughlin, Edward J ^a   Ravel, Bruce ^a,f   Watson, David ^d   Jardine, Philip M ^d   Kemner, Kenneth M ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e EXAFS Analysis   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; BIOREDUCTIONS; BOUND LIGANDS; ELECTRON DONORS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; IN-SITU; LAMINAR FLOW CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; SULFATE-REDUCER; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; LAMINAR FLOW; LIGANDS; OXIDE MINERALS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; X RAY ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

FERRIC ION; GROUND WATER; URANIUM;

BIOREMEDIATION; LAMINAR FLOW; LIGAND; MICROCOSM; REACTION KINETICS; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANINITE; URANIUM; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

EID: 75349101277     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902191s     Document Type: Article

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