The treatment of contaminated land to eliminate or reduce the presence of pollutants in the contaminated site has received (and will continue to receive) considerable attention from the practicing profession. Extensive research and development are still underway in respect to the delivery of more effective (and economic) means for site decontamination. The ongoing results can be seen in the…
Abstract. In this study, the role of microbial activities on the properties and characteristics of the buffer material is examined. Since little direct experimental evidence relating to clay–microbe interaction in the nuclear waste repository buffer exists, extrapolation of information related to microbiological weathering and dissolution of clay minerals to the repository environment is mad…