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Edited by
M.J. Keith-Roach, RISO National Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Safety, PO Box 49, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
F.R. Livens, University of Manchester, Department of Chemistry, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Radioactivity in the Environment, 2
Description
Many environmental processes are influenced, if not controlled, by microbial action and it is becoming increasingly important to develop
an understanding of microbial roles in geochemistry. This book brings together state of the art research into microbiological processes
and the extent to which they affect or can be used to control radioactive elements. The basic principles and fundamental mechanisms
by which microbes and radionuclides interact are outlined, the methodology described, potential microbial influences on waste repositories
examined, direct and indirect effects on transport both on local and global scales considered and potential technological applications
identified.
The book is directed towards advanced undergraduate students, postgraduates and researchers in the areas of environmental
radioactivity, environmental microbiology, biotechnology and radioactive waste management. It will also be of interest to regulators,
policy makers and non-governmental organisations.
This novel and timely book offers a fully integrated approach to a topical international
issue.
Contents
1. Natural microbial communities (C.H. Robinson, K.D. Bruce).
2. The characterisation of microbial communities in environmental samples
(N.R. Parekh, R.D. Bardgett).
3. The role of microorganisms during sediment diagenesis: implications for radionuclide mobility (K.O.
Konhauser, R.J.G. Mortimer, K. Morris, V. Dunn).
4. Biogeochemical cycles and remobilisation of the actinide elements (K. Morris, R.
Raiswell).
5. The effects of humic substances on radioactivity in the environment (R.E. Keepax, D.M. Jones, S.E. Pepper, N.D. Bryan).
6. Microbial interactions with metals/radionuclides: the basis of bioremediation (G.M. Gadd).
7. Microbial redox interactions with
uranium: an environmental perspective (R.T. Anderson, D.R. Lovley).
8. Diversity and activity of bacteria in uranium waste piles (S.
Selenska-Pobell).
9. Microbial effects on waste repository materials (J.M. West, I.G. McKinley, S. Stroes-Gascoyne).
10. Microbial
processes in the disposal of high level radioactive waste 500m underground in Fennoscandian Shield rocks (K. Pedersen).
11. Biochemical
basis of microbe-radionuclide interactions (J.R. Lloyd, L.E. Macaskie).
12. Microbial interactions with radioactive wastes and potential
applications (L.E. Macaskie, J.R. Lloyd).
13. Microbial interactions with radionuclides - summary and future perspectives (M.J. Keith-Roach,
F.R. Livens).
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 408 pages, publication date: APR-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-0437088
ISBN-10: 0-08-0437087
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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Last update: 25 Aug 2008
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