The effect of pH and natural microbial phosphatase activity on the speciation of uranium in subsurface soils

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5648-5663

  Beazley, Melanie J ^a   Martinez, Robert J ^b   Webb, Samuel M ^c   Sobecky, Patricia A ^b   Taillefert, Martial ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOREMEDIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; PH; PHOSPHATASE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052289639     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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