Remediation of Chromium and Uranium Contamination by Microbial Activity

Research Article| April 01, 2012 Remediation of Chromium and Uranium Contamination by Microbial Activity Yangjian Cheng; Yangjian Cheng 1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of SciencesFuzhou, Fujian 350002, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hoi-Ying Holman; Hoi-Ying Holman * 2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA * Corresponding authors: hyholman@lbl.gov; zlin@fjirsm.ac.cn Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhang Lin Zhang Lin * 1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of SciencesFuzhou, Fujian 350002, China * Corresponding authors: hyholman@lbl.gov; zlin@fjirsm.ac.cn Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Yangjian Cheng 1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of SciencesFuzhou, Fujian 350002, China Hoi-Ying Holman * 2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA Zhang Lin * 1State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of SciencesFuzhou, Fujian 350002, China * Corresponding authors: hyholman@lbl.gov; zlin@fjirsm.ac.cn Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2012 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2012) 8 (2): 107–112. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.2.107 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Yangjian Cheng, Hoi-Ying Holman, Zhang Lin; Remediation of Chromium and Uranium Contamination by Microbial Activity. Elements 2012;; 8 (2): 107–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.2.107 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Anthropogenic sources of the toxic metals chromium and uranium have contaminated the ecosystem and become major public and political concerns. Biomineralization, a process by which microorganisms transform aqueous metal ions into amorphous or crystalline precipitates, is regarded as a promising and cost-effective strategy for remediating chromium and uranium contamination. This review describes the potential and limitations of bioremediation for these two toxic metals and highlights the importance of biologically mediated transformation, immobilization, and mineralization of toxic metals during the course of remediation. It also provides nonspecialists with an introduction to several of the main approaches to remediation and acknowledges some questions about this technology that remain to be answered. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.