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Petrov, R. H. | Madrid |
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Kočí, Jan | Prague |
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Kalteremidou, Kalliopi-Artemi | Brussels |
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Ali, M. A. |
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Rančić, M. |
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Lloyd, Jonathan R.
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- 2023An investigation into the role of c-type cytochromes and extracellular flavins in the bioreduction of uranyl(VI) by <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> using fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopycitations
- 2023Anaerobic biodegradation of citric acid in the presence of Ni and U at alkaline pH; impact on metal fate and speciationcitations
- 2023Copper bioreduction and nanoparticle synthesis by an enrichment culture from a former copper minecitations
- 2020Biomineralization of Cu2S nanoparticles by Geobacter sulfurreducenscitations
- 2020Enhanced microbial degradation of irradiated cellulose under hyperalkaline conditionscitations
- 2019Bioelectrochemical treatment and recovery of copper from distillery waste effluents using power and voltage control strategiescitations
- 2018Combined chemical and microbiological degradation of tetrachloroethene during the application of Carbo-Iron at a contaminated field sitecitations
- 2018Response of Bentonite Microbial Communities to Stresses Relevant to Geodisposal of Radioactive Wastecitations
- 2018A Novel Adaptation Mechanism Underpinning Algal Colonization of a Nuclear Fuel Storage Pondcitations
- 2018Biosynthesis and Characterization of Copper Nanoparticles Using Shewanella oneidensis: Application for Click Chemistrycitations
- 2016Bacterial Diversity in the Hyperalkaline Allas Springs (Cyprus), a Natural Analogue for Cementitious Radioactive Waste Repositorycitations
- 2016Imaging the hydrated microbe-metal interface using nanoscale spectrum imagingcitations
- 2016Biogenic methane in shale gas and coal bed methanecitations
- 2015Microbial degradation of cellulosic material under intermediate-level waste simulated conditionscitations
- 2014The Impact of γ Radiation on the Bioavailability of Fe(III) Minerals for Microbial Respirationcitations
- 2014Biosynthesis of zinc substituted magnetite nanoparticles with enhanced magnetic propertiescitations
- 2014Biosynthesis of zinc substituted magnetite nanoparticles with enhanced magnetic propertiescitations
- 2014An Electrochemical Study of the Influence of Marinobacter aquaeolei on the Alteration of Hydrothermal Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) and Pyrite (FeS2) under Circumneutral Conditionscitations
- 2011Geochemical and microbial controls of the decomposition of depleted uranium in the environment: Experimental studies using soil microorganismscitations
- 2010Phenotypic characterization of shewanella oneidensis MR-1 under aerobic and anaerobic growth conditions by using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and high-performance liquid chromatography analysescitations
- 2010Impact of silver(I) on the metabolism of Shewanella oneidensiscitations
- 2009Harnessing the extracellular bacterial production of nanoscale cobalt ferrite with exploitable magnetic propertiescitations
- 2009Harnessing the extracellular bacterial production of nanoscale cobalt ferrite with exploitable magnetic propertiescitations
- 2008Biomineralization: Linking the fossil record to the production of high value functional materialscitations
- 2007Time-resolved synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction study of biogenic nanomagnetitecitations
- 2005Reduction of uranium(VI) phosphate during growth of the thermophilic bacterium Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducenscitations
- 2005Developments in bioremediation of soils and sediments polluted with metals and radionuclides: 2. Field research on bioremediation of metals and radionuclidescitations
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Bacterial Diversity in the Hyperalkaline Allas Springs (Cyprus), a Natural Analogue for Cementitious Radioactive Waste Repository
Abstract
The biogeochemical gradients that will develop across the interface between a highly alkaline cementitious geological disposal facility for intermediate level radioactive waste and the geosphere are poorly understood. In addition, there is a paucity of information about the microorganisms that may populate these environments and their role in biomineralization, gas consumption and generation, metal cycling, and on radionuclide speciation and solubility. In this study, we investigated the phylogenetic diversity of indigenous microbial communities and their potential for alkaline metal reduction in samples collected from a natural analogue for cementitious radioactive waste repositories, the hyperalkaline Allas Springs (pH up to 11.9), Troodos Mountains, Cyprus. The site is situated within an ophiolitic complex of ultrabasic rocks that are undergoing active low-temperature serpentinization, which results in hyperalkaline conditions. 16S rRNA cloning and sequencing showed that phylogenetically diverse microbial communities exist in this natural high pH environment, including Hydrogenophaga species. This indicates that alkali-tolerant hydrogen-oxidizing microorganisms could potentially colonize an alkaline geological repository, which is predicted to be rich in molecular H2, as a result of processes including steel corrosion and cellulose biodegradation within the wastes. Moreover, microbial metal reduction was confirmed at alkaline pH in this study by enrichment microcosms and by pure cultures of bacterial isolates affiliated to the Paenibacillus and Alkaliphilus genera. Overall, these data show that a diverse range of microbiological processes can occur in high pH environments, consistent with those expected during the geodisposal of intermediate level waste. Many of these, including gas metabolism and metal reduction, have clear implications for the long-term geological disposal of radioactive waste.