Bioremediation of radioactive waste: radionuclide-microbe interactions in laboratory and field-scale studies.
Curr Opin Biotechnol
; 16(3): 254-60, 2005 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15916892
ABSTRACT
Given the scale of the contamination associated with 60 years of global nuclear activity, and the inherent high financial and environmental costs associated with invasive physical and chemical clean-up strategies, there is an unparalleled interest in new passive in situ bioremediation processes for sites contaminated with nuclear waste. Many of these processes rely on successfully harnessing newly discovered natural biogeochemical cycles for key radionuclides and fission products. Recent advances have been made in understanding the microbial colonization of radioactive environments and the biological basis of microbial transformations of radioactive waste in these settings.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Radioisótopos
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Bactérias
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Poluentes Radioativos da Água
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Biodegradação Ambiental
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Resíduos Radioativos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Biotechnol
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido