Interactions of microorganisms with radionuclides/ edited by M.J. Keith-Roach, F.R. Livens. - 1st ed. - Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2002. - viii, 400 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

1 Natural microbial communities
2 The characterisation of microbial communities in environmental samples
3 The role of microorganisms during sediment diagenesis: implications for radionuclide mobility
4 Biogeochemical cycles and remobilisation of the actinide elements
5 The effects of humic substances on radioactivity in the environment
6 Microbial interactions with metals/radionuclides: the basis of bioremediation
7 Microbial redox interactions with uranium: an environmental perspective
8 Diversity and activity of bacteria in uranium waste piles
9 Microbial effects on waste repository materials
10 Microbial processes in the disposal of high level radioactive waste 500 m underground in Fennoscandian Shield rocks
11 Biochemical basis of microbe-radionuclide interactions
12 Microbial interactions with radioactive wastes and potential applications
13 Microbial interactions with radionuclides - summary and future perspectives

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Radioactive pollution.
Radioisotopes--Environmental aspects.
Microorganisms--Effect of radiation on.
Radioisotopes in microbiology.

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