Biotransformation of uranium complexed with organic ligands

Uranium in the Environment: Mining Impact and Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 191-197

  Francis, Arokiasamy J ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BACTERIA; CITRIC ACID; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; METABOLISM; ORGANOMETALLICS; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIDENTATE COMPLEXES; EXTENDED XRAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE (EXAFS) SPECTROSCOPIES; METAL-ORGANIC COMPLEXES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; REDUCTIVE PRECIPITATION; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84877040278     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28367-6_19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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