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The chemical composition of the water and sediment affects the extent that uranium is immobilized in a microbially active environment. This paper summarizes an integrated framework of coupled microbial and chemical reactions in uranium bioremediation. The research is aimed at improving selection, design and operation of uranium biotreatment systems that use natural organic material to support the microbial consortium. Highlights of experimental and modeling efforts are presented.
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- Field Flow Fractionation
- Permeable Reactive Barrier
- Surface Complexation Modeling
- Uranium Sorption
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Figueroa, L.A., Honeyman, B.D., Ranville, J.F. (2006). Coupled Microbial and Chemical Reactions in Uranium Bioremediation. In: Merkel, B.J., Hasche-Berger, A. (eds) Uranium in the Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28367-6_18
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