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Title: Phosphate-Mediated Remediation of Metals and Radionuclides

Journal Article · · Advances in Ecology
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/786929· OSTI ID:1198206
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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, 300 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA

Worldwide industrialization activities create vast amounts of organic and inorganic waste streams that frequently result in significant soil and groundwater contamination. Metals and radionuclides are of particular concern due to their mobility and long-term persistence in aquatic and terrestrial environments. As the global population increases, the demand for safe, contaminant-free soil and groundwater will increase as will the need for effective and inexpensive remediation strategies. Remediation strategies that include physical and chemical methods (i.e., abiotic) or biological activities have been shown to impede the migration of radionuclide and metal contaminants within soil and groundwater. However, abiotic remediation methods are often too costly owing to the quantities and volumes of soils and/or groundwater requiring treatment. The in situ sequestration of metals and radionuclides mediated by biological activities associated with microbial phosphorus metabolism is a promising and less costly addition to our existing remediation methods. This review highlights the current strategies for abiotic and microbial phosphate-mediated techniques for uranium and metal remediation.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-04ER63906
OSTI ID:
1198206
Journal Information:
Advances in Ecology, Journal Name: Advances in Ecology Vol. 2014; ISSN 2356-6647
Publisher:
Hindawi Publishing CorporationCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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