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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 6, 060302(2024)

Experimental study on microbial mineralization for removing contaminants from groundwater in mining areas of in-situ uranium leaching

Guicheng HE, Xiaoyu ZHU, and Yongmei LI^*

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School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

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Guicheng HE, Xiaoyu ZHU, Yongmei LI. Experimental study on microbial mineralization for removing contaminants from groundwater in mining areas of in-situ uranium leaching[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(6): 060302

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Nov. 21, 2023

Accepted: --

Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

The Author Email: LI Yongmei (李咏梅)

DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.060302

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