The role of anaerobic respiration in the immobilization of uranium through biomineralization of phosphate minerals

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 344-363

  Salome, Kathleen R ^a   Green, Stefan J ^b   Beazley, Melanie J ^a,d   Webb, Samuel M ^c   Kostka, Joel E ^a   Taillefert, Martial ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROCOSM; NITRATE; PH; PHOSPHATE; REDUCTION; URANIUM;

EID: 84874318182     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.12.037     Document Type: Article

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