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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 150-155Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es9010866
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- UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) [NE/D00473X/1, NE/D005361/1]
- STFC
- NERC [NE/D00473X/1, NE/D005361/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/D005361/1, NE/D00473X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Here we examine the bioreduction of technetium-99 in sediment microcosm experiments with varying nitrate and carbonate concentrations added to synthetic groundwater to assess the influence of pH and nitrate on bioreduction processes. The systems studied include unamended-, carbonate buffered-, low nitrate-, and high nitrate-groundwaters. During anaerobic incubation, terminal electron accepting processes (TEAPs) in the circumneutral pH, carbonate buffered system progressed to sulfate reduction, and Tc(VII) was removed from solution during Fe(III) reduction. In the high-nitrate system, pH increased 5 to 7.2) then TEAPs progressed to during denitrification (pH 5,. sulfate reduction. Again, Tc(VII) removal was associated with Fe(III) reduction. In both systems, XAS confirmed reduction to hydrous Tc(IV)O-2 like phases on Tc removal from solution. In the unamended and low-nitrate systems, the pH remained low, Fe(III) reduction was inhibited, and Tc(VII remained in solution. Thus, nitrate can have complex influences on the development of the metal reducing conditions required for radionuclide treatment High nitrate concentrations stimulated denitrification and caused pH neutralization facilitating Fe(III) reduction and Tc(VII) removal; acidic, low nitrate systemsshowednoFe(Ill)-reduction. These results have implications for Tccycling in contaminated environments where nitrate has been considered undesirable, but where it may enhance Fe(III)-reduction via a novel pH conditioning step.
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