Impact of dry density and incomplete saturation on microbial growth in bentonite clay for nuclear waste storage.
Rachel C BeaverMelody A VachonClaire S TullyKatja EngelEmilie SpasovW Jeffrey BinnsJames J NoëlJosh D NeufeldPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2024)
After initial microbial growth while bentonite was below target pressure in the early phases of saturation, microbial growth in pressure vessels with dry densities of at least 1.4 g cm-3 was eventually suppressed as bentonite neared saturation.
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