[HTML][HTML] Uranium in natural waters and the environment: Distribution, speciation and impact

PL Smedley, DG Kinniburgh - Applied Geochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentrations of U in natural waters are usually low, being typically less than 4 μg/L in
river water, around 3.3 μg/L in open seawater, and usually less than 5 μg/L in groundwater …

The behavior of trace elements in seawater, sedimentary pore water, and their incorporation into carbonate minerals: a review

D Smrzka, J Zwicker, W Bach, D Feng, T Himmler… - Facies, 2019 - Springer
Trace elements are actively cycled in seawater, are essential components for marine life,
and are transported to the seafloor where they can become enriched in marine sediments …

Marine anoxia and delayed Earth system recovery after the end-Permian extinction

KV Lau, K Maher, D Altiner, BM Kelley… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Delayed Earth system recovery following the end-Permian mass extinction is often attributed
to severe ocean anoxia. However, the extent and duration of Early Triassic anoxia remains …

Challenges and complexities in remediation of uranium contaminated soils: A review

R Selvakumar, G Ramadoss, MP Menon… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Uranium contamination of soil has been a major concern with respect to its toxicity,
accumulation in the food chain and persistence in the environment. Owing to these …

Acetate availability and its influence on sustainable bioremediation of uranium-contaminated groundwater

KH Williams, PE Long, JA Davis, MJ Wilkins… - Geomicrobiology …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Field biostimulation experiments at the US Department of Energy's Integrated Field
Research Challenge (IFRC) site in Rifle, Colorado, have demonstrated that uranium …

Uranium concentrations and 238U/235U isotope ratios in modern carbonates from the Bahamas: Assessing a novel paleoredox proxy

SJ Romaniello, AD Herrmann, AD Anbar - Chemical Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
In order to validate the use of 238 U/235 U as a paleoredox proxy in carbonates, we
examined the incorporation and early diagenetic evolution of U isotopes in shallow …

Uranium isotopes fingerprint biotic reduction

M Stylo, N Neubert, Y Wang, N Monga… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Knowledge of paleo-redox conditions in the Earth's history provides a window into events
that shaped the evolution of life on our planet. The role of microbial activity in paleo-redox …

Uranium redox transition pathways in acetate-amended sediments

JR Bargar, KH Williams, KM Campbell… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Redox transitions of uranium [from U (VI) to U (IV)] in low-temperature sediments govern the
mobility of uranium in the environment and the accumulation of uranium in ore bodies, and …

Uranium isotopes distinguish two geochemically distinct stages during the later Cambrian SPICE event

TW Dahl, RA Boyle, DE Canfield, JN Connelly… - Earth and planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Anoxic marine zones were common in early Paleozoic oceans (542–400 Ma), and present a
potential link to atmospheric pO 2 via feedbacks linking global marine phosphorous …

Modeling the impacts of diagenesis on carbonate paleoredox proxies

KV Lau, DS Hardisty - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
The geochemistry of the carbonate sedimentary record is invaluable for understanding the
ancient seawater evolution of carbon and redox-sensitive elements. However, the …