Iron oxide nanoparticles in geomicrobiology: from biogeochemistry to bioremediation

J Braunschweig, J Bosch, RU Meckenstock - New biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Iron oxides are important constituents of soils and sediments and microbial iron reduction is
considered to be a significant anaerobic respiration process in the subsurface, however low …

Incorporating cross-scale insights into colloid-facilitated radionuclide transport in fractured rocks: A critical review

F Ma, Z Dai, X Zhang, F Cai, W Wang, Y Tian, S Yin… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Driven by the global imperative for the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste
(HLW), notable progress has been made in predicting radionuclide transport within fractured …

Lead particle size fractionation and identification in Newark, New Jersey's drinking water

DA Lytle, MR Schock, C Formal… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Following a pH reduction in their drinking water over a span of more than 20 years, the City
of Newark, New Jersey, has struggled with elevated lead (Pb) release from Pb service lines …

Uranium and Cesium sorption to bentonite colloids under carbonate-rich environments: Implications for radionuclide transport

EL Tran, N Teutsch, O Klein-BenDavid… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the context of geological disposal of radioactive waste, one of the controlling mechanisms
for radionuclide migration through subsurface strata is sorption to mobile colloidal bentonite …

A review of colloid transport in fractured rocks

W Zhang, X Tang, N Weisbrod, Z Guan - Journal of Mountain Science, 2012 - Springer
Recent recognition of colloid and colloida-ssociated transport of strongly sorbing
contaminants in fractured rocks highlights the importance of exploring the transport behavior …

Colloid-borne forms of tetravalent actinides: a brief review

H Zänker, C Hennig - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Tetravalent actinides, An (IV), are usually assumed to be little mobile in near-neutral
environmental waters because of their low solubility. However, there are certain …

A review of the migration of radioactive elements in clay minerals in the context of nuclear waste storage

C Wang, VF Myshkin, VA Khan… - Journal of Radioanalytical …, 2022 - Springer
Clay is a widespread natural mineral. The review considers physical and chemical
properties of clay minerals which are important in terms of geological high-level radioactive …

Skin toxicity of topically applied nanoparticles

S Hashempour, S Ghanbarzadeh, HI Maibach… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, nanoproducts have found numerous applications, allowing them to enter the
human body in different ways. Skin is a major body organ that acts as the first-line barrier …

Colloidal properties of different smectite clays: Significance for the bentonite barrier erosion and radionuclide transport in radioactive waste repositories

T Missana, U Alonso, AM Fernández… - Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
Compacted bentonite is envisaged as engineered barrier in high-level radioactive waste
(HLRW) repositories and, to assess its functionality at a long term, many clay properties must …

Stability of GMZ bentonite colloids: aggregation kinetic and reversibility study

Z Xu, D Pan, Y Sun, W Wu - Applied Clay Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Colloids associating with radionuclides provide an important mechanism for radionuclide
migration, the knowledge on colloidal stability is essential for understanding the migration …