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Uranium Bioremediation: Approaches and Challenges

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Environmental Microbial Biotechnology

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 45))

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Accidental release of uranium into the environment has the potential of inducing chemical and radiological toxicity. In situ bioremediation of uranium by microbial processes has been shown to be effective for immobilizing uranium in contaminated sites. Such microbial processes are important components of biogeochemical cycles and regulate the mobility and fate of uranium in the environment. This chapter focuses on the fundamental microbial mechanisms underlying uranium immobilization with brief discussion on general considerations, approaches and challenges for uranium bioremediation.

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Acharya, C. (2015). Uranium Bioremediation: Approaches and Challenges. In: Sukla, L., Pradhan, N., Panda, S., Mishra, B. (eds) Environmental Microbial Biotechnology. Soil Biology, vol 45. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19018-1_7

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