Microbial reduction of uranium under iron- and sulfate-reducing conditions: Effect of amended goethite on microbial community composition and dynamics

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4015-4028

  Moon, H S ^a,e   McGuinness, L ^b   Kukkadapu, R K ^c   Peacock, A D ^d   Komlos, J ^a,f   Kerkhof, L J ^b   Long, P E ^c   Jaffe P R ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d HALEY AND ALDRICH INC   (United States)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailable iron; Biostimulation; Geobacter; Goethite; Groundwater; Iron reduction; Nanoparticles; Sulfate reduction; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; IRON OXIDES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URANIUM;

BIOAVAILABLE; BIOSTIMULATION; GEOBACTER; GOETHITE; IRON REDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCTION;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON 57; IRON DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; URANIUM; IRON; MINERAL;

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GOETHITE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SULFATE; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLAY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEDIMENT; BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DECONTAMINATION; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; URANIUM;

EID: 77954216894     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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