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Uranium dispersion from U tailings and mechanisms leading to U accumulation in sediments: Insights from biogeochemical and isotopic approaches.
Science of the Total Environment 2018 January 2
Uranium contamination is a worldwide problem that grows proportionally to human demands for energy and armory. Understanding U cycling in the environment is of eminent interest, mostly concerning ecosystems directly impacted by point sources. In Bow Lake (Ontario, Canada), which is located adjacent to a former U mine, exceptionally high concentrations of U are related to U dispersion from tailings and biogeochemical processes such as biotic reduction and adsorption. This has been shown by a U-Pb isotope composition model. In this study, we use U isotope fractionation (δ238 U) to highlight U cycling and the role of bacteria (Geobacteraceae and sulfate-reducing bacteria) in affecting U cycling. Bacteria affected U cycling directly via biotic U reduction and indirectly via reductive dissolution of carrier phases. All the processes are interconnected through diagenetic reactions with the supply of bioavailable organic matter being the primary driving force of the diagenesis. This study is the first to use multiple biogeochemical and isotopic approaches to track U cycling from a contamination point source to U storage in lake sediments.
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