Spatial distribution of geobacteraceae and sulfate-reducing bacteria during in situ bioremediation of uranium-contaminated groundwater

Remediation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 31-49

  Dar, Shabir A ^a   Tan, Hui ^b   Peacock, Aaron D ^c   Jaffe, Peter ^d   N'Guessan, Lucie ^e   Williams, Kenneth H ^f   Strycharz Glaven, Sarah ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HALEY AND ALDRICH INC   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SP.; GEOBACTERACEAE;

EID: 84875614837     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.21347     Document Type: Article

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