Measurements and Models for Hazardous Chemical and Mixed Wastes
The mixture of toxic chemicals, heavy metals, halogenated solvents and radionuclides in many DOE waste materials presents a challenging problem for separating the different species and disposing of individual contaminants. One approach for dealing with mixed wastes is to genetically engineer the radiation-resistant bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans to survive in and detoxify DOE's mixed waste streams, and to develop process parameters for treating mixed wastes with such constructed strains. The goal for this project is to develop a suite of genetic tools for Deinococcus radiodurans and to use these tools to construct and test stable strains for detoxification of haloorganics in mixed wastes.
- Research Organization:
- National Institute of Standards & Technology - Boulder, Boulder, Colorado (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- A107-97ER14838; FG07-98ER14862
- OSTI ID:
- 828599
- Report Number(s):
- EMSP-60155-1999; R&D Project: EMSP 60155; TRN: US200427%%525
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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