Microscale geochemical gradients in Hanford 300 Area sediment biofilms and influence of uranium

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 227-234

  Nguyen, Hung Duc ^a   Cao, Bin ^a,b   Mishra, Bhoopesh ^c   Boyanov, Maxim I ^c   Kemner, Kenneth M ^c   Fredrickson, Jim K ^b   Beyenal, Haluk ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Hotspot; Microelectrode; Microenvironment; Sediment; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROELECTRODES; OXIC SEDIMENTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SEDIMENTS; URANIUM; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONTAMINATED SITES; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; HOT SPOT; MICROENVIRONMENTS; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; URANIUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; PH; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROENVIRONMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SYNCHROTRON; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

HANFORD; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 82355191562     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.054     Document Type: Article

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