European microbiology related to the subsurface disposal of nuclear waste

The Microbiology of the Terrestrial Deep Subsurface

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 267-298

  Christofi, Nick ^a   Philp, Jim C ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biodeterioration; Biofilm; Chelating complexing agents; Corrosion; Disposal; Gas production; Nuclear waste management; Radioactive waste; Radionuclides; Repository; Subsurface waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054272287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781351074568     Document Type: Chapter

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