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The implementation of engineered solutions to U contamination in the subsurface results in reductive immobilization of uranium in the form of U(IV) precipitates, including mineral phases, i.e., uraninite (UO2), or non-crystalline biomass-associated U(IV) agglomerates. Crystalline uraninite is a preferable end product for U bioremediation due to its greater resistance to re-oxidation and re-mobilization processes in comparison to non-crystalline biomass-associated U(IV) species. Nevertheless, under field conditions, the latter species was reported to be predominant. According to our findings, the groundwater composition exerts significant control over the product of non-crystalline U(IV) species in the field
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Stylo, M., Alessi, D., Paul, S., Bargar, J., Bernier-Latmani, R. (2015). Geochemical controls on U immobilization in the subsurface. In: Merkel, B., Arab, A. (eds) Uranium - Past and Future Challenges. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11059-2_55
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