Microbial community composition near depleted uranium impact points

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 563-577

  Ringelberg, D B ^a   Reynolds, C M ^a   Karr, L ^b  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SERVICE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depleted Uranium (DU); Ester linked polar lipid fatty acids (PLFA); Microbial community composition; Munitions

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AIR ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION;

URANIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBIOTA;

EID: 8744268476     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380490897669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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