In situ bioremediation of uranium with emulsified vegetable oil as the electron donor

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6440-6448

  Watson, David B ^a   Wu, Wei Min ^b,c   Mehlhorn, Tonia ^a   Tang, Guoping ^a   Earles, Jennifer ^a   Lowe, Kenneth ^a   Gihring, Thomas M ^a   Zhang, Gengxin ^a   Phillips, Jana ^a   Boyanov, Maxim I ^d   Spalding, Brian P ^a   Schadt, Christopher ^a   Kemner, Kenneth M ^d   Criddle, Craig S ^b   Jardine, Philip M ^e   Brooks, Scott C ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO REDUCTIONS; ELECTRON DONORS; GRAVEL LAYERS; GROUNDWATER CONCENTRATIONS; IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION; INJECTION WELLS; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; REDUCING CONDITIONS;

AQUIFERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCIUM; EMULSIFICATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; METHANATION; NITRATES; VEGETABLE OILS; WELLS;

URANIUM;

ACETIC ACID; BROMIDE; CALCIUM; EMULSIFIED VEGETABLE OIL; GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE; METHANE; NITRATE; OXIDIZING AGENT; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; VEGETABLE OIL;

BICARBONATE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON; EMULSION; GRAVEL; OXIDANT; PERMEABILITY; REDUCTION; REMOBILIZATION; SULFATE; URANIUM; VEGETABLE OIL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; SYNCHROTRON;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELECTRONS; IRON; MANGANESE; METHANE; PLANT OILS; URANIUM; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84875793520     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3033555     Document Type: Article

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